Pumpkin Pie Eclairs

To make these yummy eclairs, you will need:

• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup of flour
• 3 eggs

It’s easier to make these if you have all these ingredients pre-measured and prepared.

The above ingredients are just for the pate a choux dough which is the actual dough that makes the eclairs. Pate a choux is the name for any precooked dough that expands when you bake it to make a special hollow shell you can fill.

Eclairs are always filled with pastry cream but to put a twist on things, I decided to add some pumpkin pie to the filling. The ingredients for the pastry cream are here but the instructions to make it is in my Simple “Any Kind of Dessert Pastry Cream” instructable.

For the pumpkin pastry cream, you’ll need:

• 1 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
• 2 eggs
• a slice of pumpkin pie

I recommend using a egg wash before baking.
For an egg wash, you’ll need:

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of milk

Eclairs also have a signature chocolate coating on the top. I made a simple ganache with chocolate and heavy cream.

• 4 tablespoons of chocolate (pick any kind, this is to your taste)
• 2 tablespoons of heavy cream

It sure seems like a lot doesn’t it but it really isn’t. Once you make it once, you’ll realize how simple these desserts are. No doubt your friends and family will be impressed. The first time I made it, I heard, “How did you get the cream in there?” and “How did you make it hollow, did you cut it?” They will definitely be impressed

Do you have all the ingredients? Well let’s get mixing!