Love an excuse to eat an eclair!!
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It is the perfect time to indulge in this creamy and yummy treat!
Today’s 5 facts about the Chocolate Eclair:
- An éclair is an oblong pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with icing.
- In French, “éclair” the dessert may have gotten its name from the “flash” of frosting that glistens across its top.
- When baking the perfect chocolate éclair, sufficient steam is essential to the construction of the inner cavern that will be filled with vanilla cream.
- MasterChef India pastry experts spent three days constructing a 26 foot tall chocolate éclair pyramid in 2010, taking the world record, according to Limca.
- The éclair originated during the 19th century in France. It was called “pain à la duchesse” or “petite duchesse” until 1850.
Today’s Food History
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