Lovely Leah's Eclairs

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 4 eggs
• 8 ounces cream cheese (helps if at room temp.)
• 2 cups milk (leah specifies whole milk with vit. d)
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 little boiling water
• 2 -4 tablespoons butter
• baking cocoa
• powdered sugar, to consistency

Recipe

• 1 éclairs:
• 2 boil water and butter.
• 3 at instant of boil, throw in flour and remove from heat immediately.
• 4 stir vigorously.
• 5 stir in eggs one at a time.
• 6 and vigorously at that.
• 7 drop 30 onto greased pans with spoons.
• 8 bake at 375 for 35-45 minute.
• 9 don't under bake or they'll fall apart.
• 10 filling:.
• 11 mix cream cheese with milk thoroughly.
• 12 mix in pudding and chill for about 10 minute.
• 13 cut lids off éclair shells and fill by spooning--remove éclair shell innards with fingers first, if necessary.
• 14 frosting:.
• 15 mix boiling water with butter and cocoa and sugar.
• 16 make sure it tastes nice and chocolaty.
• 17 a little water goes a long way.