ECLAIR RING RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring water, butter, and salt to a boil in small saucepan. Take mixture off the stove and add the flour all at once. Stir over LOW heat until it forms a ball. Add eggs stirring in one at a time until completely mixed in. Mixture will be very sticky. Using a pizza pan or large cookie sheet, cover with parchment paper. Spoon out mixture onto pan forming a large doughnut ring. Build mixture up high rather than flat so ring will rise high. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place on middle rack and bake for 20 minutes. (Don't open oven while cooking) After 20 minutes turn oven down to 375 and bake for another 20-30 min. Peek in oven quickly during the 20-30 minute baking period to make sure its not cooking too fast. Ring should be a golden brown. After its done, shut the oven off and open a crack. Leave ring in the oven to cool off gradually, about 1 hour. Ring can be made the night before and let sit out uncovered on the counter until the next day. Filling: Follow directions on the pudding and set overnight in refrigerator. Whip cream just before putting eclair ring together. Fold pudding and cream together. Slice the top of the eclair ring off and spoon the filling into the ring. Place top of ring back on top. Drizzle with melted chocalate if desired.