Description
Delightful pastries filled with zesty lemon cream and fresh raspberries, perfect for elevating your baking skills.
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Water
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
3 large Eggs
2 tablespoons Granulated Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
Zest from 1 Lemon
1 cup Heavy Cream
1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
1 cup Fresh Raspberries
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Prepare the Pâte à Choux: Combine water, butter, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat until boiling.
- Incorporate the Flour: Remove from heat and stir in the flour until a smooth ball forms.
- Add Eggs Gradually: Let cool slightly, then mix in eggs one at a time until thick and glossy.
- Pipe the Eclairs: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and pipe 4-inch strips on a baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
- Cool the Eclairs: Leave the oven off with the eclairs inside for 5 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
- Prepare the Lemon-Raspberry Filling: Whip cream, add powdered sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla; fold in raspberries.
- Fill the Eclairs: Pierce and fill each eclair with the lemon-raspberry mixture.
- Serve and Enjoy: Dust with additional powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
Ensure to pipe the dough evenly and avoid opening the oven door during baking for the best results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 eclair
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: lemon, raspberry, dessert, eclairs, pastry, baking