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Chocolate éclairs
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100g/4oz
plain flour
Cooking ingredients
1 tsp
caster sugar
pinch
sea salt
1 tbsp strong
cocoa powder
, sifted
1 tbsp
cocoa powder
Biscuits, snacks and sweets
20g/¾oz unsweetened
chocolate
, 100% cocoa solids
Dairy, eggs and chilled
4 tbsp whole
milk
50g/2oz unsalted
butter
, at room temperature
4 medium free-range
eggs
, beaten
Other
4 tbsp water
450g/1lb pastry cream (crème patissière), at room temperature (see Top recipe tip below)
200g/7oz white fondant icing
1-2 tsp water
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