strawberry eclair

strawberry eclair, originally uploaded by aznkey.

Raspberry eclair, originally uploaded by aznkey.

I had a dream the other day about eating sweets so viola. Cream puffs are by far my most familiar dessert to make and with great results. These bad boys are made from a classic pate a choux dough and filled with vanilla pastry cream. I topped it off with some hazelnut and berries.

Due to the lack of baking equipment i have avoided desserts ever since i moved to school. I was surprise of how well my make shift tools worked. No stainless steel bowls and pans, rubber spatulas, no wisk, no mixers and no piping bags=( Say hello to bowls, spoons, chopsticks and ziplock bags! The zip lock actually worked really well and in some cases better than a piping bag.

Notes: Oven quality make such a hugh difference in baking. The oven here is much better than the one at home, golden brown shells without burning=)