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Chocolate Eclairs

QimiQ Benefits

  • Quick and easy preparation

  • Longer presentation times without loss of quality

  • Foolproof real cream product, cannot be over whipped

Minutes

20

Difficulty

easy

Chocolate Eclairs
Chocolate Eclairs

Ingredients

For 10 servings

  • For the choux pastry

  • 250ml

    Water

  • 70g

    Butter

  • 80g

    Sugar

  • 1pinch(es)

    Salt

  • 125g

    Flour

  • 3

    Egg(s)

  • For the cream

  • 500g

    QimiQ Whip Chocolate, chilled

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C (conventional oven).

  2. For the choux pastry: bring the water to the boil with the butter, sugar and salt. Whisk in the flour and continue to whisk until the mixture does not stick to the bottom of the saucepan.

  3. Remove the pastry from the saucepan and allow to cool slighlty. Mix in the eggs and knead.

  4. Fill the mixture into a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle and pipe onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in the preheated oven for approx. 10-15 minutes.

  5. For the cream: whip the cold QimiQ Whip Chocolate until the required volume has been achieved and fill into a piping bag.

  6. Halve the choux pastry buns through the middle and pipe the cream onto one half. Place the other half on top and allow to chill for at least half an hour.

Hints

  • Glaze with chocolate glazing.

Some doughy looking food

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