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Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux is situated in southwest France.  The climate is classified as oceanic, although the summers tend to be warmer and the winters milder than other regions with the same classifications.  Bordeaux have 280,000 acres of vineyards, 10,000 wine producing chateaux and 13,000 grape growers.  The annual production of Bordeaux wine is around 850 million bottles.  Everyday wine is produced in large quantities as well as some of the most expensive wines in the world.  Both red and white wines are made in Bordeaux.  Red Bordeaux is called claret in the United Kingdom.  Red wines are generally made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.  White Bordeaux is made from Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion, and Muscadelle.  The easiest way to categorize Bordeaux wines is by the bank in which the wine is grown and produced on. "The Right Bank" is situated on the right bank of the Dordogne River in the northern part of the region around the city of Lisbourne.  "Entre-deux-mers", French for between two waters, is the area between the rivers Dordogne and Garonne, in the center of the region.  "Left Bank" is situated on the left bank of the Garonne, in the west and south of the region, around the city of Bordeaux itself.  The left bank is further sub divided into Graves, the area upstream of the city of Bordeaux and Medoc, the area downstream of the city of Bordeaux, situated on a peninsula between the Gironde and the Atlantic.

Recipe of the Week....

Caneles de Bordeaux 

A cake invented by sisters of Sainte-Eulalie convent over a century ago.  These little cakes pair well with coffee, tea and especially a sweet wine from Sauternes.   

Ingredients:

2 cups whole milk

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled

3/4 c cake flour

pinch of salt

1 cup minus 2 tbsp castor (superfine) sugar

4 extra large egg yolks

1 tbsp dark rum

1 vanilla bean

canale molds (usually a copper fluted mini mold..silicone is a good substitute)

Directions:

1. In a pan, whip together eggs and castor sugar.

2. Place pan on low heat, adding milk and vanilla bean split lengthwise.

3. Continue to stir until incorporated and liquid begins to boil.

4.  Remove from heat and allow to cool.

5.  Once cooled, sift in flour, oil and rum.  Stir until combined.

6.  Prepare canele molds by buttering them generously.

7.  Place molds in the refrigerator for a few minutes to allow the butter to harden.

8. Preheat oven to 400F

9. Fill canales molds about 3/4 full and place them in the oven for 45 minutes to one hour. 

10.Let them rest for 5 to 10 minutes before turning out on a tin. 

Serve or allow them to cool.

Makes 12

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