Eclairs I

Name: Eclairs I
Ingredients: 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

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2

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.
3

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 onto baking sheet.
4

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.
5

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.