Dough Ingredients:
- 5 oz whole milk
- 5 oz water
- 4 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 9 oz butter
- 8 oz AP flour
- 6 large eggs (room temperature)
Dough Directions:
Heat together milk, water, sugar, salt and butter. Bring to a boil. Add flour stirring constantly until mixture comes together into one mass.
Transfer to a mixer with the paddle attachment and turn on a low speed. Add one egg at a time.
Cover in plastic and let cool. When cool, fill pastry bag fitted with a round or star tip. Pipe into straight lines onto a paper lined sheet pan.
Egg wash eclairs. Bake immediately for about 25 minutes. Let cool before filling.
(with this dough you can make cream puffs, churros, and choux balls)
Cream Ingredients:
Cream Directions:
In a separate bowl mix together the yolks, sugar and cornstarch. In a medium pot bring the milk and vanilla to boil.
When milk boils, slowly add a little to your egg yolk mixture. Mix well and pour back into the remaining milk. Mix together and return to a boil. Boil for about 2 minutes. Stir in butter with a whisk.
Pour into a non reactive container. Cover surface with a plastic wrap and refrigerate.