{"id":15159,"date":"2017-02-01T10:50:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T08:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nataliel8.sg-host.com\/?p=15159\/"},"modified":"2022-01-15T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T08:39:32","slug":"strawberry-and-champagne-eclairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/strawberry-and-champagne-eclairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><div id=\"attachment_15161\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15161\" class=\"wp-image-15161\" title=\"Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/champagne_strawberry_eclairs2-s.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Strawberries and champagne are known to be an aphrodisiac, and as so it&#8217;s the perfect combination in desserts for Valentine&#8217;s Day and other romantic events. The sweetness of the strawberries combines perfectly with the champagne, and creates a wonderful, festive dessert &#8211; these eclairs!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">These beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/category\/cookies-and-individual-desserts\/eclairs-and-profiteroles\/\">eclairs<\/a> are inspired by strawberry champagne cocktail, and are the perfect dessert to any of you who&#8217;d like to make something sweet for their valentines. They&#8217;re golden and crunchy eclairs filled with champagne cream, vanilla glaze and fresh strawberries on top. These eclairs would also be a great idea as dessert for Christmas and New year&#8217;s eve!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15160\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15160\" class=\"wp-image-15160\" title=\"Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/eclairs-s.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs\" width=\"800\" height=\"1145\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 19688--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h4>For the eclairs:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>320 ml. water<\/li>\n<li>10 grams sugar<\/li>\n<li>140 grams butter<\/li>\n<li>6 grams fine salt<\/li>\n<li>30 grams cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>180 grams all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>5-6 eggs (beaten)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For champagne cream:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>3 grams gelatin powder<\/li>\n<li>15 ml. water<\/li>\n<li>4 large egg yolks<\/li>\n<li>50 grams sugar<\/li>\n<li>125 ml. champagne (or Cava)<\/li>\n<li>50 grams butter (at room temperature)<\/li>\n<li>175 ml. heavy cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For vanilla glaze:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>150 grams white chocolate<\/li>\n<li>65 grams natural nappage<\/li>\n<li>45 ml. heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>A little gold dust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Decoration:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawberry halves<\/li>\n<li>Gold dust<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>Make the eclairs: preheat oven to 180c degrees.<\/li>\n<li>In a medium saucepan put water, salt, sugar and butter and heat to a strong boil.<\/li>\n<li>Add cornstarch and flour and stir while cooking, until it turns into a lump of dough.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the dough to the bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment and mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until it cools down a little.<\/li>\n<li>Add the eggs gradually while beating until dough is elastic and smooth. Check the readiness of dough by creating a &#8220;trail&#8221; with a wooden spoon in the center of the dough &#8211; if the track remains stable, add some eggs, and if it closes a bit &#8211; the dough is ready. It is important not to add too many eggs to the dough or it may become too soft and ruined.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a serrated 2 cm piping tip. On a baking tray lined with baking paper pipe 8-10 cm long eclairs. It&#8217;s important to leave some space between the eclairs.<\/li>\n<li>Bake the eclairs in the shut-down oven for about 20-30 minutes until golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely at room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Make 2 small holes at the bottom of each eclair.<\/li>\n<li>Champagne cream: in a small bowl mix gelatin and water and set aside for 10 minutes at room temperature to absorb the liquid.<\/li>\n<li>In a heat-proof bowl over double-boiler mix egg yolks, sugar and Cava and whisk well until mixture is fluffy and light.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat, add in gelatin and beat until melted.<\/li>\n<li>Strain and add butter. Stir until completely dissolved.<\/li>\n<li>Cool the cream for 10-15 minutes in the refrigerator until it is at a temperature of about 35-40 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>In a mixer bowl, whip cream until you get a stable whipped cream and gently fold into the champagne cream until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with 1\/2 cm round piping tip and cool for about an hour in the refrigerator.<\/li>\n<li>Fill the eclairs with the cream, and keep in the refrigerator until glazing.<\/li>\n<li>Glaze: chop the chocolate and put in a bowl. Add nappage and cream and solvents together in the microwave or over double-boiler until everything is melted and mixture is smooth. Add gold powder and stir.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the glaze into a wide plate to dip the eclairs in.<\/li>\n<li>Dip the top of the eclairs in the icing and shake excess chocolate. Put on baking pan and let cool for 15 minutes in the refrigerator until glaze is set.<\/li>\n<li>Place 2 strawberry halves on top of each \u00e9clair and sprinkle some gold dust.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Keep the eclairs in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days, but they are at their best on the day or two after preparation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Instead of strawberries you can use raspberries or cherries.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15162\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15162\" class=\"wp-image-15162\" title=\"Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/champagne_strawberry_eclairs-s.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberry and Champagne Eclairs\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strawberries and champagne are known to be an aphrodisiac, and as so it&#8217;s the perfect combination in desserts for Valentine&#8217;s Day and other romantic events. 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