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Savory Mini Eclairs

Makes 24

1 cup water

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup flour

4 eggs

8 ounces garden vegetable or herb flavored cream cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a medium saucepan, bring to a boil the water, butter, and salt. Remove from heat and add flour allat once. Stir vigorously until flour is absorbed. Return to heat and stir until dough forms a ball. Removefrom heat and let cool 5 minutes. Stir in eggs one at a time until dough is thick and elastic.

Lightly spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and drop a mounded tablespoon of dough onto sheet, or pipe a 3-inch piece of dough onto baking sheet. Repeat until you have 24. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven heat to350 degrees. Bake another 10 minutes, until golden brown and crispy. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack to room temperature.

Slice eclairs in half and fill one half with 1/2 tablespoon cream cheese. Top with other half of eclair. Serveat room temperature.