World Cuisine Non-Stick Silicone Mold, Cannele

 (9 customer reviews)

Why did I buy this, and what are Canneles? Initially, the answer to both those questions was, "I don't know". My wife had dinner with a friend and the chef at the restaurant, upon hearing that I was at home making Orange Madeleines that night suggested I try making canneles (kuh-nal-lay), something I had never tasted before. I did quite a bit of reading on the subject, which has a fairly rich history, and decided I would attempt it. The pure way of making them is to use a tin lined, copper mold, as well as melted bees wax, however, the cost of those was prohibitive, and I'm not that much of a purist, so I decided to try the silicone mold offered on Amazon.

There are a slew of recipes, and baking processes out there and I found a fairly simple one and tried it out when the mold arrived. Through trial and error, I believe I was satified by the third attempt. Having never tasted canneles before, or even seen one for that matter, my finished product appeared to look like...Read more

I had no intention of buying a piece of kitchen equipment that I could only use for one thing until I can across an irresistible recipe. Canneles are a traditional French treat from Lyon made from an eggy batter. When baked, they are custardy on the inside and caramelized and dark on the outside and delicious. These molds are about the size of a yogurt cup.

I baked the batter two ways - once, turning down the oven to the 300s after pre-heating to a high temperature, and that did not work for this mold. The cakes popped out as they were cooking. Perhaps it would work for the Mauviel copper molds, but there was definitely something bizarre happening when I did this.

The second time, I baked the batter at 500 the whole time, and the cakes went very brown on the outside - exactly as it should be - and popped out very easily.

This is very good value to own a piece of equipment that makes cakes that are sure to be a conversation piece at parties.

This is the perfect baking medium for the French cannele when you do not want to spend $20 on each individual copper mold (which must be coated with paraffin). I also have used for brownie bites and soft little cinnamon 'munchkins'. Nothing sticks altho when using an additional non-stick cooking spray for especially sticky item....it kind of beads up and does not want to rinse clean in the dishwasher. It is not interfering with the molds but makes the surface area kind of sticky?