Francois and Maggie Doucet established their bakery in the heart of Provence Orazona. Here there was last operating factory for the processing of almonds, which has been converted into a confectioner's shop. At the time, they the only product of olive almond praline was made, the recipe of which was able to restore and improve its ancient way of cooking. For three centuries ago stheyets made with the finest olive almonds, pure cane sugar with the scent of vanilla from the southern countries (www.essentialingredient.com.au).
Discussion
Even 30 years later, the company was founded SA Francois Doucet Confiseur; with a small industrial area of ??3000 m2, which involved 45 workers. Today the products of Francois Doucet can be found all over France, and 30% is exported to very demanding customers for whom the important factors are the high standards, quality ingredients and the experience of the manufacturer.
Now three of the children of Francois Doucet and Maggie are prepared to take over the case and a traditional skill that has immortalized confectionery Doucet led by their parents. The assortment of stheyets Francois Doucet presented a variety of nuts and chocolate praline, fruit jellies, candied stheyets and truffles:
Praline
Praline (roasted nuts in sugar) - is strictly selected and pre-roasted almonds and hazelnuts covered with different layers, such as pralines, chocolate (three varieties), mocha and Janduya. The top layer varies: it can be covered praline chocolate and cocoa powder or icing sugar.
Olive Almond Praline
Chocolate praline - Crunchy candy, famous for its mild, delicate taste. Provence and the French almonds, covered with two layers.
The first layer - Praline with the scent of vanilla and Provencal herbs.
The second layer - Black, slightly bitter chocolate. After run-in, candy cocoa powder (www.essentialingredient.com.au).
Jujube
For the manufacture of marmalade carefully selected each piece of fruit to taste marmalade was more crowded. It is made from apricots, dried directly on the trees growing on the plateaus of Haute Provence. To these are added pears, strawberries, raspberries, clementines, lemons, apples, peaches, passion fruit, cherry, black currant, mirabelle. Doucet products include more than 20 types of fruit. Thermal treatment (evaporation) reveals an incomparable flavor that gently blends with the natural flavors of fruit and alcohol. Marmalade Glaze, or decorated with sugar. Liquor contained in the marmalade Grand Arôme, accentuates the taste of the fruit (www.thefoodworld.com).
Glazed Stheyets
A harmonious blend of candied fruit, jellies, liqueurs, chocolate, dried fruit, beans, almond praline paste and can bring great pleasure to true connoisseurs of stheyets. The core consists of a jelly-coated almond paste with fruit flavor, and is coated with milk chocolate. To keep the delicate flavor, Glaze with a very thin layer of chocolate. Doucet also produces truffles filled with marmalade, candied and dried fruits, covered with almond paste and chocolate. Approximately 60% of the sector consumption occurs in households, 36% is consumed through Horace channel (hotel / restaurant / cafe) while only 4% of this consumption occurs in institutions (www.essentialingredient.com.au). This shows us that they should direct their ...