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EAT THIS IMMEDIATELY: Market Day fleur de sel Caramels
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EAT THIS IMMEDIATELY: Market Day fleur de sel Caramels
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| Photo l Gil Ortale |
| Market Day canelé (standard and mini) and fleur de sel caramels |
If you read the Philly Market Cafe blog, you know author Gil Ortale worked on his recipe for the traditional Bordeaux pastry canelé for months before offering them for sale as Market Day Canelé (say cahn-eh-lay). "I cried gallons of tears over them," said Ortale in a telephone interview. The notoriously fickle pastries, which unite a crunchy, almost burnt shell with a yielding custard-like interior flavored with vanilla and rum, require recipe adjustment for humidity, different flours and maybe even the phase of the moon.
This hard-won fight left Ortale unprepared for the instant success of his new Market Day fleur de sel Caramels. The soft candies, made primarily from butter, sugar and heavy cream, come in caramel and chocolate caramel versions sprinkled lightly with sea salt. The first individually-wrapped $2 piece I tasted was rich, creamy and sweet, with the salt adding complexity and bringing out the pure flavors of the butter and sugar. The chocolate version was just as lovely, with the subtly dusty, slightly bitter cocoa taking the edge off the sweetness.
Ortale will partner again with Joe Coffee for a stand in the Headhouse Farmer's Market this season (opening Sun., May 2); the duo have been hitting the Piazza at Schmidt's Saturday market since its inception. Ortale's oft-referred-to "ladyfriend" mans the Market Day Canelé sales at Clark Park's Saturday market, where a recent customer bought out her supply 20 pieces at a time.
Stationary retailers stocking the caramels include Pumpkin Market (1609 South St.), Quince Fine Foods (209 W. Girard Ave.) and Green Aisle Grocery (1618 E. Passyunk.).
Eat This Immediately.
[...] Meal Ticket’s Felicia D. suggests you eat Market Day’s salted caramels immediately. The soft candies, made primarily from butter, sugar and heavy cream, come in [...]
I've had both and are utterly delicious to say the least. Gil's hard work and superb culinary skills and embodied in both recipes. The lovely lady that mans the Clark Park's Saturday market is lovingly referred to as "Little Lady," not "Ladyfriend."
[...] sedate Headhouse Square farmers market (blame it on the drizzle), where we copped a dozen-plus Market Day Canelé (above). If you want people at a party to like you, show up with a box of these things. [...]
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