Salt&Chocolate Éclairs
With Natalia Lototska
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We are cooking Chocolate Éclairs with Salt today. But before starting to explore new tastes, let`s dive in the history of the dessert itself to know more about the origin of éclairs!
So, what exactly are the éclairs?
A true éclair is long, thin pastry made with custard cream and coated with glaze. Actually, “Éclair” is french word for - “lightning”. It`s believed that pastry received it`s name because of sparkled glaze. In our recipe we use classic chocolate glaze.
Moreover I propose you to watch the video from Kitchen Chemistry about chocolate. I believe that knowing the nature of the products will help you to cook them in more tasty way! And knowing the process of chocolate preparation will make your chocolate dishes even more
Useful Vocabulary
Word |
Definitions |
Translation |
pastry |
is the name given to various kinds of baked products made from ingredients such as flour, sugar, milk, butter, shortening,baking powder, and eggs. |
выпечка |
custard (cream) |
заварной крем |
|
Glaze (chocolate glaze) |
substance applied to food typically by dipping, dripping, or with a brush |
Глазурь (шоколадная глазурь) |
To coat with |
To cover, to spread |
Покрывать |
Éclairs |
is pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with icing |
Эклеры, профитроли |
Ingredients:
200gr. butter
220 ml water
210 gr. flour
375gr. eggs(yolks) - желтки
Pinch of salt (щепотка соли)
Dark Chocolate bar-100gr (плитка черного шоколада)
Cream 20%- 3tbsp (сливки)
How to...
1) put the cubed butter to the water and boil it, until the butter is melted.
2) take the butter-water mixture from the heat and add flour. Mix on the low speed until smooth.
3) add one by one egg yolks and a pinch of salt. Keep mixing until the dough is smooth
4) put small ball-shaped or long finger-shaped pieces of dough on the baking tray.
5) bake for 25 min at 160C
6) make hot chocolate mixture by melting one chocolate bar with cream.
7) cover ready-made eclairs with chocolate and sprinkle with a see salt(a bit for every éclair).
8) let your éclairs cool down
Enjoy your Eclairs