Éclairs from The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook by Downton Abbey

Ingredients

• ½ cup (120 ml) milk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups (350 ml) milk
• 4 oz (115 g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup (125 g) flour
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 6 tablespoons (90 g) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch (12-mm) pieces
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ cup (120 ml) water
• 4 tablespoons (60 g) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch (12-mm) pieces
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar
• ¼ cup (60 ml) milk or freshly brewed strong coffee
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch