How to make Nadiya Hussain’s eclair roll

“This recipe is for anyone who loves éclairs, but wishes they took less time to make. Of course, you could simply buy one from the shop and, believe me, when I need my fix I often do, and gobble it up before the kids can lay eyes on it,” says Nadiya Hussain.

“But for those who prefer their treats homemade, this is a safe place in-between, offering all the great elements of an éclair – pastry, cream and chocolate – but with a little less work and time involved.”

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Nutrition Facts

Eclair roll

Amount Per Serving

Calories 772 Calories from Fat 522

% Daily Value*

Fat 58g89%

Saturated Fat 35g219%

Cholesterol 205mg68%

Sodium 116mg5%

Potassium 399mg11%

Carbohydrates 56g19%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 22g24%

Protein 10g20%

Vitamin A 1478IU30%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 97mg10%

Iron 6mg33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Eclair roll

Takes the classic eclair to the next level

Prep Time25 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Cooling Time20 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: British

Servings: 6

Calories: 772kcal

Author: Nadiya Hussain

Equipment

• Baking tray
• Saucepan
• Spatula
• Small pan

Ingredients

For the choux pastry

• 200 ml water
• 85 g unsalted butter plus extra for greasing
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 115 g plain flour sifted
• 3 medium eggs beaten

For the filling

• 300 ml whipping cream
• 2 tbsp icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 4 tbsp salted caramel

For the ganace

• 200 g dark chocolate
• 100 ml double cream
• 100 g milk chocolate shaved

Method

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6. Lightly grease a baking tray and line it with baking paper.
• To make the pastry, put the water, butter, sugar and salt into a pan on a medium to high heat. Just barely bring to the boil, so the sugar and butter dissolve. Once they have dissolved, turn the heat down and drop the flour in quickly in one go. Stir straight away and keep going, to avoid any lumps. The mixture should look smooth and be coming away from the sides of the pan as you mix it.
• Take off the heat. Add the eggs a little at a time, mixing after each addition. The mixture will look like it is separating, but keep mixing and it will come together. Keep going until all the eggs are used and the dough is smooth.
• Pour the mixture into the centre of the prepared tray. Using an offset spatula or the back of a spoon, spread the mixture to a rectangle shape, roughly 20 x 30cm. Wet your fingers and pat down any peaks that may have formed, then pop it into the oven for 30 minutes.
• Have a clean tea towel ready for when you take out the pastry. Take the roll out of the oven and turn it out on to the tea towel. Roll up the pastry from the shorter end, using the tea towel to help – being sure to roll up the tea towel inside the pastry too. Leave for 20 minutes to cool.
• To make the filling, whip the cream to soft peaks with the icing sugar and vanilla bean paste. For the ganache, chop the dark chocolate and put it into a bowl. Warm the cream in a small pan, being careful not to let it boil. As soon as it just begins to come up to the boil, take it off the heat and pour it onto the chocolate. Mix until the chocolate has melted completely.
• Unroll the pastry and spread the cream all over. Drizzle over the salted caramel. Re-roll the pastry, starting from the shorter end as before (this time don’t wrap up the tea towel – tea towels are not tasty).
• Put the roll on a serving plate and spread the ganache on top. Sprinkle over the shavings of milk chocolate and leave in the fridge when you are not eating it. If it makes it to the fridge at all, that is!

Nutrition

Calories: 772kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Cholesterol: 205mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 399mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 1478IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 6mg

Nadiya’s Family Favourites by Nadiya Hussain, photography by Chris Terry, is published by Michael Joseph.

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