* Exported from MasterCook * Minature Chocolate Eclairs Recipe By : Alice Ferris , Madison, WI Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time : 1:10 Categories : Pastry Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- Filling: 1 Box chocolate pudding mix 2 c Milk Pastry: 1/2 c Butter 1 c Water 1/8 ts Salt 1 c Flour 4 md Eggs Frosting: 2 tb Butter 2 oz Semisweet chocolate 1 c Confectioners' sugar 2 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla extract Preparation time: 25 minutes Baking time: 45 minutes Filling: Prepare pudding according to package directions. Chill for 1 hour. 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°F. Grease a baking sheet or line with parchment. Drop dough into 12 mounds, about 5" apart, on prepared sheet. Spread each mound into a 4 x 1/2" 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" long slit on side of each eclair. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Bake for 10 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool. 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 tb of filling onto each bottom half and replace tops. Spread tops with frosting. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -