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French Eclairs

Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 oz chocolate or strawberry syrup
  • 3 tsp butter
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tbsp boiling water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil, stir in 1/2 cup butter and salt. Stir until melted.
  • Add the 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 spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake 15 minutes at 400F, then reduce heat to 375F and continue to bake until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely before filling.
  • For filling, prepare vanilla pudding with the 2 cups of milk.
  • Cut the tops off cooled pastry shells and fill, then replace tops (or fill with pastry tube).
  • For the icing, melt chocolate/strawberry syrup and 1 tablespoon butter over low heat in a small saucepan.
  • Remove the sauce from heat and, with an electric mixer, beat in confectioners’ sugar and 2 tablespoons hot water. Beat until smooth.
  • Drizzle the icing over the filled eclairs and serve.