Chocolate and Tonka Bean Éclairs

Name: Chocolate and Tonka Bean Éclairs
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) Dutch (unsweetened) cocoa powder, sifted; 110 ml (4 fl oz) full-cream (whole) milk; ½ tonka bean (or vanilla bean if you can’t find tonka); 555 ml (19 fl oz) thickened (whipping) cream; large pinch of salt; 15 g (½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 270 g (9½ oz) white chocolate, melted; large pinch of sugar; 3 egg yolks; 110 ml (4 fl oz) thickened (whipping) cream; 80 g (2¾ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; 4 eggs; Dark chocolate glaze; Dutch (unsweetened) cocoa powder for dusting; 15 g (½ oz) skim milk powder; 200 ml (7 fl oz) cold water; 95 g (3¼ oz) unsalted butter; 120 g (4½ oz) dark chocolate, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

By Darren Purchese

Published 2016

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Components

Baked chocolate éclairs
Chocolate custard cream
Tonka-infused white chocolate cream
Dark chocolate glaze

Tonka beans are extremely fragrant and I believe toxic in large doses. Don’t be put off by this, though. In small quantities they are harmless and they provide an amazing aromatic flavour that takes these éclairs to the next level. If you can

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Pie
Vegetarian
Microwave

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