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[CapricornFarm]

Omg
I thought Canadians and their doughnuts were bad....
Good afternoon everyone.
Stayed up until 3:30am tending to the fire... slept until 11.
Warming up a bit! High of -22 today. -18 tomorrow. -5 on Tuesday! Yippee! The end is in sight!!

Got another big problem. It's been so cold that our porta potty split. It's in a room to the side of the house tied to our closed in porch. The porch totally reeks. Gotta find a 5 gallon bucket today. Then we've got to cut up the porta potty to get it out. Ick & ewww.
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You make me so happy i have regular plumbing. But i still wish for a bath tub.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Are eclairs made with Boston cream? I though those had whipped cream?

Indeed I would have

I used to love the doughnuts with chocolate filling inside but, don't see that anymore.

I don't think eclairs have boston cream in them - looks similiar but tastes different?

Yeah i always see them with a sugary whip cream.

Agreed, not my favorite
Good morning everyone. Baby thing woke me up at 5 with a fever, teething, I forced some Advil down him and everyone is settling down, but no more sleep.
I will start the coffee

You're 100% right Pert. Things like eclairs are made from pate a choux which is made with flour, water, eggs and milk and it's cooked first on the stove top. You can pipe it into different shapes, bake it in the oven and it puffs up so it can be filled.



Ta da...here I am Cap, all cheery and ready to go!



Thanks for starting the coffee! Sorry to hear about the baby teething, those aren't fun times for anyone. I used to use Ambisol to deaden the gums and cold chewy toys for the boys when they went through that.

can you bring her to a friends house? This situation is BAD

The eclair is a log shaped choux pastry. This is the same pastry dough that is used for cream puffs. The filling is a pastry cream and it can be coffee, chocolate or vanilla flavored. The glaze can be different too. Dark chocolate seems to be what I usually see here.

We have made them before along with cream puffs. They are so good! A real pastry cream is a lot better than vanilla pudding. Boston cream pie is usually an sponge cake with pudding between layers. It is topped with a chocolate glaze too. The glaze is the same but the filling and cake or choux pastry is different. Eclairs you have to eat within a day. Boston cream pie keeps longer.

never knew any of that thank you

Omg
I thought Canadians and their doughnuts were bad....
Good afternoon everyone.
Stayed up until 3:30am tending to the fire... slept until 11.
Warming up a bit! High of -22 today. -18 tomorrow. -5 on Tuesday! Yippee! The end is in sight!!

Got another big problem. It's been so cold that our porta potty split. It's in a room to the side of the house tied to our closed in porch. The porch totally reeks. Gotta find a 5 gallon bucket today. Then we've got to cut up the porta potty to get it out. Ick & ewww.
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I was gonna say i dont think its whipped cream but something else but ron explained it best haha thanks ron

And ohhh ueaj, boston cream does taste different now that you mention it. I think i prefer the eclairs.

And maybe cream puffs are what they were thinking of? Or canolis?

Here it's like a vanilla cream/pudding thing and chocolate on top

 

[ronott1]

I was gonna say i dont think its whipped cream but something else but ron explained it best haha thanks ron

And ohhh ueaj, boston cream does taste different now that you mention it. I think i prefer the eclairs.

And maybe cream puffs are what they were thinking of? Or canolis?

Here it's like a vanilla cream/pudding thing and chocolate on top

Canolis are filled with a cream made from mascarpone cheese. They are very tasty too!

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Yeah as I was sitting here, it suddenly occurred to me it is Bavarian cream, not Boston cream
But they taste very similar

 

[ShrekDawg]

Canolis are filled with a cream made from mascarpone cheese. They are very tasty too!

It's CHEESE!? I had no idea! But yes, very tasty.

Yeah as I was sitting here, it suddenly occurred to me it is Bavarian cream, not Boston cream
But they taste very similar

lol I've never had Bavarian cream

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

I was gonna say i dont think its whipped cream but something else but ron explained it best haha thanks ron

And ohhh ueaj, boston cream does taste different now that you mention it. I think i prefer the eclairs.

And maybe cream puffs are what they were thinking of? Or canolis?

Here it's like a vanilla cream/pudding thing and chocolate on top

No these are all very different things

Canolis are filled with a cream made from mascarpone cheese. They are very tasty too!

I have always wanted to try canoli, but there are non really around here. They are Italian? We do not have a lot if Italians here, but maybe I will find a speciality restaurant someday, or travel.

It's CHEESE!? I had no idea! But yes, very tasty.



lol I've never had Bavarian cream

I really insist you get yourself a long john bavarian cream donut.

 

[ronott1]

Yeah as I was sitting here, it suddenly occurred to me it is Bavarian cream, not Boston cream
But they taste very similar

No these are all very different things

I have always wanted to try canoli, but there are non really around here. They are Italian? We do not have a lot if Italians here, but maybe I will find a speciality restaurant someday, or travel.

I really insist you get yourself a long john bavarian cream donut.

We made them ourselves--They were better than what we had at Johnny Carinos in Sacramento

 

[ronott1]

No these are all very different things

I have always wanted to try canoli, but there are non really around here. They are Italian? We do not have a lot if Italians here, but maybe I will find a speciality restaurant someday, or travel.

I really insist you get yourself a long john bavarian cream donut.

I have a recipe for Bavarian Chocolate. It is like a chocolate mouse but much better

Blender Chocolate Bavarian

2 Envelopes Gelatin 2 eggs
½ cup cold Milk 1/3 cup sugar
1 package (12 oz) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Pieces 2 tablespoons light rum(one tsp vanilla for alcohol free) 1 cup ice cubes or crushed ice

1 cup hot milk Whipped Cream (optional)

1 Cup heavy cream


Note: If not eating right after making, use one envelope of Gelatin. I always make it with one.


Sprinkle gelatin over cold milk in 5-cup blender; let stand until gelatin granules are moistened(alt. method: 1/2 C mixed in a 2/3 C measuring cup to moisten then add to blender): Chocolate will be grainy if you are not careful here. Add chocolate (reserve some for garnish if desired) and hot milk. Cover and whirl at low speed until chocolate melts and gelatin dissolves, about 2 minutes. Stop blender. Add cream eggs sugar and rum; cover and whirl at high speed until well mixed. With blender still running, remove center cap of lid and add ice cubes one at a time; whirl until ice melts. Pour at once into individual dessert dishes; chill until set, about ½ hour. Garnish with dollops of whipped cream and a few chocolate pieces. Makes 8-10 servings. Note if made ahead, reduce gelatin to 1 envelope. Will take about 3 hours to set.

 

[pertnear09]

Yeah as I was sitting here, it suddenly occurred to me it is Bavarian cream, not Boston cream
But they taste very similar

Hmm, don't remember hearing of a Bavarian cream. Heard of Bavarian beer. I think Busch made it.

 

[ShrekDawg]

No these are all very different things

I have always wanted to try canoli, but there are non really around here. They are Italian? We do not have a lot if Italians here, but maybe I will find a speciality restaurant someday, or travel.

I really insist you get yourself a long john bavarian cream donut.

Hmm, that's true.

You should try cannoli. Yes they are italian but here they also sell it in stores, at the fairs, etc etc

And hmm, I'll have to do that! We probably don't have those here

We made them ourselves--They were better than what we had at Johnny Carinos in Sacramento

I've never tried to make one

I have a recipe for Bavarian Chocolate. It is like a chocolate mouse but much better

Blender Chocolate Bavarian

2 Envelopes Gelatin 2 eggs
½ cup cold Milk 1/3 cup sugar
1 package (12 oz) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Pieces 2 tablespoons light rum(one tsp vanilla for alcohol free) 1 cup ice cubes or crushed ice

1 cup hot milk Whipped Cream (optional)

1 Cup heavy cream


Note: If not eating right after making, use one envelope of Gelatin. I always make it with one.


Sprinkle gelatin over cold milk in 5-cup blender; let stand until gelatin granules are moistened(alt. method: 1/2 C mixed in a 2/3 C measuring cup to moisten then add to blender): Chocolate will be grainy if you are not careful here. Add chocolate (reserve some for garnish if desired) and hot milk. Cover and whirl at low speed until chocolate melts and gelatin dissolves, about 2 minutes. Stop blender. Add cream eggs sugar and rum; cover and whirl at high speed until well mixed. With blender still running, remove center cap of lid and add ice cubes one at a time; whirl until ice melts. Pour at once into individual dessert dishes; chill until set, about ½ hour. Garnish with dollops of whipped cream and a few chocolate pieces. Makes 8-10 servings. Note if made ahead, reduce gelatin to 1 envelope. Will take about 3 hours to set.

I don't normally like mousse but this sounds pretty good

Hmm, don't remember hearing of a Bavarian cream. Heard of Bavarian beer. I think Busch made it.

Yeah, I've never heard of it either