Comments on: Vegan Eclairs – August Daring Bakers Challenge

By: Vegan_Noodle

Vegan_Noodle — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:00:06 +0000

Your elcairs look absolutely scrumptious!

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:09:16 +0000

Hi Sara,
Thanks. They were delicious, but they didn’t win any beauty contests.

Hi Penny,
Well, I’m still waiting to develop the pastry skills…. but you learn a little more with every attempt.

Hi Lisa,
Thanks for sharing. I’ll let you know when I try your recipe. I’ve found that some things are really easy to veganize while others just don’t work, no matter how hard you try.

Hi Michelle,
Not an egg in sight. The egg replacer is a tapioca starch.

Hi Mansi,
I’d never thought about it either. But I’ve been surprized at the things I’ve been able to bake without butter and eggs.

By: Mansi

Mansi — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:05:05 +0000

wow, that looks delicious! never imagined a vegan version for eclairs, but gotta try these soon!:)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:44:04 +0000

hmmm, tried to comment and my computer freaked. Sorry if it’s a dupe.

Your eclairs look great, so light and crispy. Hard to believe there aren’t eggs in the mix.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:58:10 +0000

Umm..I meant ‘substitutions’..LOL

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:56:40 +0000

Jane, thanks for stopping by my blog and the sweet compliment! Your eclairs look absolutely decadent!

That said, I put up my old ‘standby’ pate a choux recipe in the comment section of the eclair DB entry, in response to your question. I have no doubt you’ll be able to make substitions and get the same or a similar result

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:26:07 +0000

I am impressed! This was a great challenge to develop pastry skills and to make the modifications on top of everything, you really deserve congratulations!

By: sara

sara — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:33:26 +0000

Yum, your vegan eclairs look delicious!

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:39:21 +0000

Hi Nicole,
Thanks. I made much more glaze than needed and didn’t want it to go to waste. We had fun mopping it up when we were eating the eclairs.

Hi Jennifer,
Thanks. Fantastic? Not really, but they did taste great. And, they did rise!

Hi Angela,
Well, I can’t take credit for the recipe, but I didn’t expect it to turn out well either. But hey, as a Daring Baker, you have to try, right?
Next time I’m going to try the coconut.

Hi Shel,
I thought about lemon… I was going to use the filling from the lemon meringue pie since Lane loved it so much last time… but then I didn’t complete my challenge until the night before we went away for Labor Day. So it was just easier to do this. And while I don’t think of eclairs as having a chocolate filling, it was really quite good.

Hi Sue,
I felt some trepidation as well when I first read the challenge. I was excited, but I didn’t have high hopes for the pastry. I was very pleased. Unfortunately, I need to improve my pastry finishing skills. Their appearance doesn’t do them justice.

By: Sue H

Sue H — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:23:34 +0000

Wow, I’m really impressed. Like really, really impressed. As much as I love to bake I never would have thought to try a Pâte à Choux. They are beautiful, I’m glad they tasted great as well.