Recipes · French · Bakery
Éclair
One serving has 469 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of choline (56%), selenium (54%), riboflavin (43%), cobalamin (41%), vitamin A (38%) and phosphorus (35%). Ready in 60 minutes.
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- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (211 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 18 g Butter, unsalted
- 25 g Water
- 35 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.2 g Salt
- 70 g Milk, whole
- 15 g Egg yolks, raw
- 12 g Sugar
- 5 g Cornstarch
- 0.3 g Vanilla extract
- 10 g Chocolate, dark
Method
- Melt the butter in the water, bring to a boil, then tip in the flour and salt all at once, stirring hard over heat until it forms a smooth ball that pulls from the pan.
- Cool for a few minutes, then beat in the eggs a little at a time until glossy.
- Pipe into finger shapes on a lined tray and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 10 minutes, then reduce to 170°C (340°F) and bake 15-20 minutes more until crisp, dry and golden; cool completely.
- For the pastry cream, whisk the egg yolk with the sugar and cornstarch, then whisk in the hot milk and vanilla; return to the pan and cook, whisking, until thick; cool.
- Pipe the pastry cream into the choux shells through small holes in the base or ends.
- Melt the chocolate and dip or spread over the tops; let set before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 469 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 40.6 g | |
| Water | 127 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 12 g | 25% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.45 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.56 g | |
| Leucine | 0.96 g | |
| Lysine | 0.74 g | |
| Methionine | 0.29 g | |
| Cystine | 0.19 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.57 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.46 g | |
| Valine | 0.68 g | |
| Histidine | 0.29 g | |
| Fat | 28.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.04 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.7 g | |
| Saturated | 15.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 339 mg | |
| Calcium | 134 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 3.2 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 40 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.36 mg | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 244 mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 255 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 29.6 µg | 54% |
| Sodium | 170 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.47 mg | 43% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.4 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 28% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.15 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 79 µg | 20% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.98 µg | 41% |
| Choline | 239 mg | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 269 µg | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 97.1 IU | 16% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 2.5 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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