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Lemon Meringue Éclairs

Recipe Steps

Éclair Base

Group 1
  • g/ml:
    1000ml
    600g
  • Ingredients:
    Water
    EOI Gilt
  • Method:
    Bring Group 1 to boiling point
Group 2
  • g/ml:
    850g
  • Ingredients:
    Bakers Flour
  • Method:
    Sieve Group 2, then add to Group 1 stirring vigorously until thoroughly cooked.
Group 3
  • g/ml:
    1200
  • Ingredients:
    Eggs
  • Method:
    Turn Groups 1 and 2 into a mixing bowl and blend on low speed for 1 minute to allow for cooling. Beat in eggs gradually, scraping down between additions.
Group 4
  • g/ml:
    5g
  • Ingredients:
    Baking Powder
  • Method:
    Finally add Group 4 and mix well.
  • 3655
  • Total Weight

Additional Information:

 

Make up Procedure
Puffs – Pipe in bulbs with star or plain tubes, walnut size – 7cm apart.
Eclairs – Pipe in finger shapes on lightly greased trays.

 

Baking
230°C for 25-30 minutes

 

Freezing
PUFFS AND ÉCLAIRS are suitable for freezing in baked condition.

 

Points Of Importance
1. Group 2 must be cooked until the mass is clear and has come away from the sides of the pot.
2. Before the first addition of egg is made, the batter should be allowed to cool slightly.
3. Clear all additions of egg before adding more.
4. It should be noted that EOI Trend or EOI Sovereign can be used successfully.
5. Egg content may vary according to flour strength.

Lemon Meringue filling

Group 1
  • g/ml:
    250ml
    1000ml
    1000ml
    600g
  • Ingredients:
    Lemon Juice
    Full Cream Milk
    Thickened Cream
    EOI Custilla
  • Method:
    Filling - Add all ingredients together. Mix on low speed for 1 minute, scrape down bowl, then mix on high speed for 4 minutes.
  • 3600
  • Total Weight

Additional Information:

Makeup Procedure
Pipe lemon filling into Éclairs or Puffs. Then pipe meringue on top and brown with a blow torch.

Recipe Uses:

Custilla 15kg

Premium custard premix with multi-purpose usage. May be used as a pourable custard, a piping and filling custard, or as an ingredient for Bavarian cream or mousses. Perfect for vanilla slices all piping work such as éclairs and bake stable for use in Danish pastries. Excellent freeze-thaw stability and no cooking required. This product is suitable for vegetarian use.

Gilt 12.5kg

Premium butter flavour margarine for all short pastry, sweet crust & quiche bases. Ideal as a partial or total replacement for butter.



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