Chocolate eclairs

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupButter
½teaspoonSalt
1cupFlour
1cupWater
4Eggs
½cupHeavy cream
6ouncesChocolate chips
2tablespoonsShortening
Whipped cream, sweetened

Directions

Bring 1 c water and butter to boil. Add flour all at once. Best over low heat until it leaves sides of pans. Beat one egg in at a time with mixer until smooth and satiny. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet.

450 deg for fifteen minutes. Reduce temp to 350 deg for thirty minutes. Cool. Combine cream, chocolate chips, and shortening; fold into whipped cream. Cut slits in eclairs and fill with mixture. Frost with chocolate.

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