Chocolate Covered Eclairs

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 29 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, bring to a boil the water, milk, salt, sugar, and the butter. once all the butter has melted, remove from heat.
• 2 add the flour all at once and beat firmly. return to heat and cook stirring constantly until it forms a wet dough and is leaving the sides of the saucepan, about 1 minute. remove from heat.
• 3 stirring quickly, add the eggs one at a time. allow to cool a little.
• 4 transfer the pastry to a piping bag and pipe out 6 inch long cylinders approximately 3/4 inch in diameter. space evenly on a baking tray because they will swell when cooking.
• 5 cook in a moderate oven, 350 degrees f. for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 6 fill with your favorite sweetened cream or custard and top with a chocolate ganache.