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Chris Banceu is always very careful to look for exactly what he needs on the internet. He found this recipe to be the closest to what he remembers and wrote down. He enjoys sharing his ethnic heritage with his children.
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| Ellie Banceu, 6, waits for her father, Chris Banceu, to finish crushing dried raspberries that will be used to sprinkle on top of the eclairs. Chris enjoys putting his own flair on recipes. Vancouver, Washington, Banceu residence, 4/20/19 |
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| Gabe Banceu, 5, attempting to shell a stubborn pistachio for the filling said, "Can I get a hammer?" The answer was, of course, "No." Vancouver, Washington, Banceu residence, 4/20/19 |
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Chris Banceu uses a make-shift sifter to drop the fine particles onto wax paper.
Gabe helped crush the rest and the powder was set aside for later.
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The kids teased dad about not making them all the same size as mom tries to help fix them. Unfortunately this
batch was missing eggs and they turned out to be hard little crunchy logs that no one liked.
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Jeni has the kids check on the Eclairs to keep them busy and out of the way while dad prepares to make another batch.
Gabe grabbed a flashlight to see how they were coming along.
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| Gabe eagerly watches his mother, Jeni Banceu, mix butter and other ingredients for the center of the eclairs. He wanted to help mix, but found the butter was tough so mom had to take over.
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Jeni is a patient mother who also likes to include the children in activities with their father.
They helped with many of the steps or hovered around to watch what was next.
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| Ellie had been learning to crack eggs at an after school program and was excited to help make the next batch of correctly made Eclair dough.
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| Pistachio filling, raspberry sprinkled on top and a light fluffy dough, they were very good, Banceu family! Vancouver, Washington, Banceu residence, 4/22/19 |
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