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Francois Doucet - Pâte De Fruit Marbles - 140 g
Regular price $15.00 USDRegular price
About Francois Doucet
- Based in
- Oraison, Provence, France
- Founded
- 1969
- Known for
- Provençal pâtes de fruits
François Doucet has been a Provençal confectioner since 1969, working from its workshops in Oraison. The company holds France's Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant label, given to firms that keep traditional skills alive, and it buys its raw materials mainly from local producers.
Its pâtes de fruits are firm fruit jellies made from traditional recipes, set with natural pectin drawn from fruit and colored with natural colorings. Pâtes de fruits are often served after dinner with coffee or set on a cheese board.
Francois Doucet questions
What is a pâte de fruit?
A pâte de fruit, French for fruit paste, is a sweet made by cooking fruit with sugar until it thickens without caramelizing, letting it set, then cutting it into pieces and rolling them in sugar. It began as a way to keep fruit, long before refrigeration. The result is a firm, sugar-coated jelly that keeps well at room temperature.
What makes pâtes de fruits firm?
Pectin does. It is a natural substance in the cell walls of fruit, plentiful in apples, quince and citrus peel, that works like glue between plant cells. Cooked with plenty of sugar and a little acid, pectin links into a network that turns fruit purée into a firm jelly with a clean bite. François Doucet uses pectin drawn from fruit, along with natural colorings, following traditional recipes.
