Day 14: Eclairs

Here are the Eclairs we made on our first day learning about Pate a Choux. We learned a lot about eclairs, for example, the standard size of an eclair is 4 inches. Also, there are 3 traditional flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate and Caramel. In class we made Vanilla, Chocolate and Coffee. I have to admit that the coffee one was my favorite! It should be one of the new traditional ones!!! Anyway, everyone seemed to be having trouble with the Creme Patissiere that day, and so the next class, Chef Cynthia gave us some great tips to help with making non-lumpy Creme Patissiere! That's the advantage of having an experienced instructor.