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Homemade eclairs
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Homemade eclairs

11 ingredients 45 min Makes 24 openrecipes
Homemade eclairs

Homemade eclairs are a labour of love, but the reward will be a decadent mouthful of crisp pastry oozing creamy vanilla custard

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

896
Calories
28g
Protein
31g
Fat
121g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 140g plain flour
  • pinch of sugar
  • 125ml milk
  • 100g butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 300ml milk
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tsp each plain flour and cornflour
  • 300ml double cream

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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