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5. Dip the tops of the eclairs in the warm chocolate glaze and set on a sheet pan. Chill, uncovered, at least 1 hour to set the glaze. Serve chilled. French twinkies are almost as good as cheesecake but they have a slight diabetic risk. But it’s the holiday season, so let yourself go, I guess. Eclairs are definitely too good to be real. They have the smoothness and sugar of cheesecake. Sadly, it isn’t on the same level, but if you really like chocolate, then this food is like ice cream cake-level amazingness. See? This wasn’t so bad. And you should be proud that I only made like two puns in the eclair recipe. Don’t think you’re gonna get a compliment outta me because you cooked me food. Wow, thanks a lot. Anyway, that’s all folks. Sufiganiot Hanukkah doughnuts Ingredients 1 scant T. (1 package) dry yeast 4 T. sugar ¾ c lukewarm milk or warm water 1 ½ c. flour Pinch salt 1 t. Ground cinnamon 2 eggs, separated 2 T. butter, softened Apricot or strawberry preserves Sugar (or confectioner’s sugar) for dusting Vegetable oil for deep-frying ● Mix together yeast, 2 T. sugar, and milk. Let sit until it bubbles. ● Sift flour and mix with rem aining sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg yolks, and the yeast mixture. ● Knead the dough until it forms a ball. Add butter. Knead some more until butter is well absorbed. Cover with towel and let rise overnight in the refrigerator. ● Roll out dough to a thickness of ⅛ inch.