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Showing posts with label home bAKER. Show all posts

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Chocolate Eclairs

Baking has become my passion lately, just want to experiment with new things. But still there is a long way to go.
But cooking or baking in this case is really challenging when u have a little one at home who just wants to play with u all the time and not sleep.
Nevertheless I keep pushing myself more and more.
I was seeing this food food channel where chef Shipra Khana made these awesome eclairs, which tempted

me then and there to try them out.
I checked my pantry, and hurrah!! I had all the stuff available.
so next step was to START.
I mad my little one sit in his bouncer, played some music and i was all set o bake this awesome delight.

Ingredients:
65gms Flour (maida)
1tbsp granulated sugar
55gms butter
120ml water
2 eggs

For topping
Whipped cream with vanilla extract

Chocolate Ganache

Procedure:

  • Pre-heat the oven at 200degree Celsius.
  • Place a parchment paper on the baking tray.
  • You can also use aluminium foil, brush it with butter. This is equally good as using a parchment paper.
  • In a bowl whisk the flour with sugar.
  • In a pan heat water and butter together.
  • Close the flame add in the flour into it.
  • Whisking regularly.
  • Cook it till it starts  sticking to the pan.
  • Remove from flame.
  • Beat the mixture till it becomes lukewarm.
  • Then add in the lightly beaten eggs.
  • Continue to mix till the batter is a thick paste.
  • Put the mixture in a pastry bag with a large pin.


  • pipe the mixture in oblong shapes on the baking tray.

  • Bake for 15 minutes at 200dregress and reduce it to 180 degrees.
  • Continue to bake for another 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and place it on a the wire rack
Assembling the eclairs:
  • Slit open the elcairs lentghwise.
  • Dip top part of the eclair into the chocolate Ganache.
  • Fill the bottom half with whipped cream
  • Place the other half on top of it.
  • Chocolate Eclares are ready to be eaten. :)