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Mini eclairs
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Mini eclairs

15 ingredients 45 min Makes about 30 openrecipes
Mini eclairs

Afternoon tea goes glam with these Paris patisserie-style choux pastry fingers with berry liqueur cream filling

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

896
Calories
28g
Protein
31g
Fat
121g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

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
Berry not in our table 0
Gin not in our table 0
Cake not in our table 0

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

  • 150ml milk
  • 100g butter , diced
  • 200g plain flour , sieved
  • 4 large eggs , beaten
  • 200ml milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste, or 1 vanilla pod, split down the middle
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 4 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 200ml double cream
  • 2 tbsp berry liqueur, such as cassis , framboise or sloe gin (optional)
  • 500g pack fondant icing sugar , sifted
  • food colouring (use pinks and purples if you flavour with a berry liqueur)
  • sprinkles and edible cake decoration (we used Smarties and Mini Smarties)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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