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By William Curley and Suzue Curley
Published 2014
The French word éclair translated into English means ‘lightening’. The pastries were given the name by the French because they could be eaten in a flash, hence the name. The small pastry was created by Marie-Antoine Carême. Although choux pastry had first been created in the 16th century, it had always been piped in the shape of a bun. The first éclairs were smaller and glazed with caramel; the traditional fondant glaze came at a later date.