Categories: doughnuts, sweet breads

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup flour
• 4 eggs
• Cream filling:
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Chocolate icing:
• 1 square unsweetened chocolate
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 6 marshmallows cut up
• 1/8 cup water
• dash salt
• 1/2 box confectioners' sugar (2 cups)
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions

1. Add the boiling water to the shortening, bring to a boil and stir in flour thoroughly. Remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time, beating in each one before adding the next. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased pan about 2 inches apart having the batter a little higher in the center. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Cool, cup open and fill with cream filling and ice with chocolate icing. Keep refrigerated after making.
2. For cream filling; Mix dry ingredients and add milk. Cook over medium heat until very thick. Add vanilla, cool and spread between éclairs.
3. For chocolate icing; combine ingredients for icing and beat until well blended. Spread over éclairs.

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