Tamal Ray’s recipe for pear eclairs

Make the most of the first autumn pears with a super-light choux pastry treatI used to be mad about eclairs as a child. I must have got through my own body weight in them, but it wasn’t until many years later that I realised they came in versions other than the standard chocolate and whipped cream.Choux pastry can be daunting if you’ve never made it before, but follow the steps below and you should be fine. There will be enough here for a few extra shells, just in case a few go wrong