Custard filling for eclairs
3 cups
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | cup | Milk |
| 5 | Egg yolks | |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ⅔ | cup | Flour |
| 2 | tablespoons | Flour |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 3 | teaspoons | Vanilla |
| FOR CHOCOLATE FILLING: | ||
| 3 | Sq. unsweetened chocolate | |
Directions
Heat milk to scalding. Beat yolks and sugar in a large bowl until thick. Beat in flour until well mixed. Greadually beat in scalded milk; pour mixture back into saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly until thick and boiling. Lower heat, and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until quite thick. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the filling and chill 2 hours. If too thick, stir in a teaspoon of milk.
FOR CHOCOLATE FILLING: Add unsweetened chocolate to milk while scalding, stirring often until melted.
Typed by: Lynda F.E. Bustilloz Source: Mom's recipes files, original source unknown
Submitted By LYNDA BUSTILLOZ On 01-12-95