Great thread!!! I've been experimenting with Caneles for a couple of months now and after trying several recipes and a couple dozen attempts; Paula Wolferts recipe is the best one out there, IMHO. However, I mix all the ingredients a little differently. Using three bowls, I mix the sugar, flour, and salt, in one bowl. Then I mix the egg yolks, rum, and vanilla in the second bowl. In the third bowl I pour the hot milk over the very cold butter. I mix the egg mixture into the the dry flour/sugar mix and then pour the Milk/Butter mix into the flour/egg mix. Let it cool down to room temp and chill for 48 hours. The best Caneles for me were baking in a convection oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 65 minutes. I also preheat my baking sheet with the oven while is coming up to temp. I also coated my mold with a 1:1 weight ratio of Beeswax to Unsalted butter.