CANELE #FRENCH RECIPE #BORDEAUX

Recipe for 20 “Canelés”, this is a French speciality, which comes from south of France and especially in the most famous city: Bordeaux.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 litter of fresh whole milk
• 2 whole eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 280g flour
• 475g sugar
• 50g sweet butter
• 10cl dark rum
• 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
• 2 vanilla beans

1^st step:

Bring to a boil the milk with butter, rum, vanilla extract and vanilla beans. Then, turn off heat and allow to rest covered for 15 minutes.

2^nd step:

In another container, mix the eggs and put the sugar and the vanilla beans.

3^rd step:

Boil the milk and pour the mixture over the eggs and the sugar. Then, let stand for 2 minutes.

4^th step:

Mix well and add delicately the flour.

Advise: The dough is left to stand for 24 hours.

The next day, fish paste must be mixed regularly to keep the butter evenly distributed. Then, apply mixture in a mould.

About the baking...

Preheat the oven to 275°C. Baking the “Canelé” involves in two times:

The first firing is 15 minutes at 275 ° C, and without stopping the oven down to 200 ° C for 35 additional minutes. Remove the mould and let cool to room temperature.