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    Miniature Chocolate Eclairs


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    List of Ingredients




    Filling:
    1 package chocolate pudding mix
    2 cups milk

    Pastry:
    1/2 cup butter
    1 cup water
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1 cup flour
    4 medium eggs

    Frosting:
    2 Tablespoons butter
    2 ounces semisweet chocolate
    1 cup confectioners' sugar
    2 Tablespoons milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    For filling:
    Prepare pudding according to package directions. Chill for 1 hour.

    For pastry:
    In a heavy saucepan, heat butter, water and salt over medium-high heat until mixture boils and butter melts. Reduce heat to low. Vigorously stir in flour all at once until mixture forms a ball.

    Transfer pastry to a bowl; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking sheet or line with parchment.

    Drop dough into 12 mounds, about 5 inches apart, on prepared sheet. Spread each mound into a 4 by 1/2 inch rectangle with a moistened finger or paper towel, piling dough on top and slightly rounding sides. (You could also use a pastry tube with a medium tip.)

    Bake until golden, 35 minutes. Remove from oven; make a 1 inch long slit on side of each eclair.

    Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

    For frosting:
    Heat butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.

    Assembly:
    Slice eclairs in half. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of filling onto each bottom half and replace tops. Spread tops with frosting.

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