Hen and Heifers

Hen and Heifers

You will seriously think that you are in one of the finest Parisian patisseries when you first set eyes on these elegant creations at Hen and Heifers not to mention the very warm welcome you get upon entering.  You pretty much feel like you’ve died and gone to patisserie heaven. I bought the individual lemon meringue tart, a cannele, and two hen sugar cookies. Wow, they were all amazing…you’ll want to take little bites and savour every flavor and texture.  The lemon meringue tart had a subtle sweetness, a lemony tang and a velvety texture with a delicate crumble crust and a perfectly whipped and browned meringue topping in the shape of a tear drop. The cannele was slightly chewy on the outside with a firm vanilla custard almost sponge like in the middle and my kids, after trying the lemon meringue tart gobbled up the hen cookies with big smiles on there faces.

élan magazine just did a lovely feature on Hen and Heifers in their winter 2014 issue that you ought to read. If you haven’t seen the issue yet it talks about how they came up with the name. “Hens produce eggs, and heifers produce milk….the two most important ingredients that a bakery uses”.  I think it’s ingenious! How lucky are we to have this kind of dedication right at our finger tips. Hen and Heifer’s will become your new weekend stop if it hasn’t already. Their hours are Thursday – Sunday and you can get more information on them at www.henandheifer.com.

Once you witness the artistic beauty and taste those heavenly sweet textures you know to leave such perfection to Hen and Heifers. On the other hand, if you want to have a little fun and feel like a french pastry chef for the day you’ve got to try my German pancake recipe…you will be impressed with yourself!