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a French custard that armors itself in caramelized crust just to prove dessert can be tough.
means A small French pastry with a dark, caramelized, slightly chewy crust and a soft, custardy interior flavored with vanilla and rum, baked in a distinctive fluted cylindrical mold.
from From French cannelé, meaning "fluted" or "grooved," from canne ("reed, cane," via Latin canna). The name describes the ridged sides of the copper molds the pastry is baked in. It hails from Bordeaux, and the popular story ties its birth to convents and the city's wine trade — egg yolks left over from clarifying wine (which traditionally used the whites) supposedly went into these custards — though that link is more legend than documented fact.
- beeswax mold
- Traditionally lined with beeswax for that glassy shell.
- copper price
- Authentic molds cost a small fortune each.
- nun origin
- Born in Bordeaux convents from leftover egg yolks.
- wine link
- Yolks remained after egg whites clarified local wine.
- rum heavy
- Soaked with vanilla and a serious rum hit.
baillardran — bordeaux pastry shop established 1920, famous for reviving the traditional cannelé recipe with the copper mold