eclairs i

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons boiling water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• for icing: in small saucepan, melt chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter over low heat. remove from heat and, with electric mixer, beat in confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons hot water. beat until smooth. drizzle over filled eclairs.
• for shells: in medium saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil, stir in 1/2 cup butter and salt. stir until melted. add flour all at once and stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball. remove from heat and beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. drop by tablespoons baking sheet.
• bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) and bake until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. cool completely.
• for filling: in large bowl, beat 1/2 cup of milk, a little at a time, into softened cream cheese, until creamy. beat in remaining 1 1/2 cups milk and pudding mix. stir until thick, 1 to 2 minutes. cut tops off cooled pastry shells and fill. replace tops.