Miniature Chocolate Eclairs

Filling

1 sm pkg Chocolate Pudding
2 c Milk

Cook pudding according to package directions.
Chill for one hour.

Pastry

1/2 c Butter
1 c Water
1/8 t Salt
1 c Flour
4 med Eggs

Preheat over to 400 degrees.
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.
Grease a baking sheet. Drop dough into 12 mounds, about 5 inches apart, on prepared baking sheet. Spread each mound into a 4 x 1/2 inch rectangle, piling dough on top and slightly rounding sides.
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 a wire rack to cool.

Glaze

1 T Butter
2 sq Semisweet Chocolate
1 c Powdered Sugar
2 T Milk
1 t Vanilla Extract

Heat butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until melted.
Remove from heat.
Stir in sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.
Slice eclairs in half.
Spoon about 1 tablespoon of filling onto each botton half and replace tops.
Spread tops with frosting.



*Recipe submitted by starfruit*



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