Chocolate and Tonka Bean Éclairs

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

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

By Darren Purchese

Published 2016

About

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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Vegetarian
Pie

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