TGIF!I spent a wonderful day with the Julias today. We went out to lunch and spent the afternoon browsing around Leon & Lulu's in Clawson. Such fun!I started my recipe first thing this morning. I woke up, walked into the kitchen and put my can of sweetened condensed milk in a pan of water and left it to boil. Let me explain. The recipe called for heating the milk in a pan until it became thick and a light caramel color. Well, I can remember my mom making caramel out of sweetened condensed milk when I was a kid. She would put the entire can, unopened, in a pot and cover it with water. Then she would boil it for an hour or so. When it was cooled, she would open the can and it would be thick caramel. So, I thought I would give it a try.I didn't get back to the recipe until after returning home from my day of fun with the girls. (Just as I opened the garage, the school bus pulled up-how's that for timing?!) I put together the shortbread crust recipe. This is like the third time I've had to make a shortbread cookie and I still am not comfortable with it. There is hardly any wet ingredients in the mix. Anyway, I baked my shortbread and let it cool while I ran an errand.Back from my errand and time to open the can of sweetened condensed milk to see what's inside. Thick, sweet caramel. Delicious enough to eat right out of the can! Is it thick enough? We'll find out.After letting the caramel layer set for a while, I added the chocolate layer. The directions said to cut it before the chocolate hardened so that's exactly what I did. I then put the whole pan into the fridge to cool it faster. When I went to take a piece of the cookie out of the pan to take a picture...well, let's just say that maybe the caramel wasn't thick enough. Or maybe it needs to cool much longer. I guess we'll know tomorrow. (I may be delivering this cookie to my friends in a bowl!)I'll post a comment, or a prettier picture if the cookie cooperates, to let you know how it turns out. Have a great weekend!shelly
Apr 23, 2010
Millionaire Shortbread
TGIF!I spent a wonderful day with the Julias today. We went out to lunch and spent the afternoon browsing around Leon & Lulu's in Clawson. Such fun!I started my recipe first thing this morning. I woke up, walked into the kitchen and put my can of sweetened condensed milk in a pan of water and left it to boil. Let me explain. The recipe called for heating the milk in a pan until it became thick and a light caramel color. Well, I can remember my mom making caramel out of sweetened condensed milk when I was a kid. She would put the entire can, unopened, in a pot and cover it with water. Then she would boil it for an hour or so. When it was cooled, she would open the can and it would be thick caramel. So, I thought I would give it a try.I didn't get back to the recipe until after returning home from my day of fun with the girls. (Just as I opened the garage, the school bus pulled up-how's that for timing?!) I put together the shortbread crust recipe. This is like the third time I've had to make a shortbread cookie and I still am not comfortable with it. There is hardly any wet ingredients in the mix. Anyway, I baked my shortbread and let it cool while I ran an errand.Back from my errand and time to open the can of sweetened condensed milk to see what's inside. Thick, sweet caramel. Delicious enough to eat right out of the can! Is it thick enough? We'll find out.After letting the caramel layer set for a while, I added the chocolate layer. The directions said to cut it before the chocolate hardened so that's exactly what I did. I then put the whole pan into the fridge to cool it faster. When I went to take a piece of the cookie out of the pan to take a picture...well, let's just say that maybe the caramel wasn't thick enough. Or maybe it needs to cool much longer. I guess we'll know tomorrow. (I may be delivering this cookie to my friends in a bowl!)I'll post a comment, or a prettier picture if the cookie cooperates, to let you know how it turns out. Have a great weekend!shelly
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Shelly, I am so excited that you put the condensed milk into the pan of water to caramelize. That's the way I would have written the instructions, however, while doing my research, I heard that people are afraid of that method and get freaked out thinking the can will explode. It doesn't, but I wrote a different version instead so no one would be nervous about it. Actually, I'm working on another method for the caramel should we do another printing of the book. I lived in Brazil for a year and during that time saw my neighbor there use your mother's method for the first time and was amazed that it worked so well.
ReplyDeleteHopefully your caramel will set up properly (I think it will) so you can get the cookies delivered on a plate! Good job. This was not an easy recipe. It was a beautiful day to spend with friends. Theresa G.
Forgot to mention before, your picture looks great! Theresa G.
ReplyDeleteImpressive! Timing is everything. What a wonderful day with friends. After eating all my pizzelles and brownies today I am glad to have another break before the next batch is delivered. Its not even 12:00 hope you had a glass of wine. Thanks again to Carl and Shelly for buying our lunch today! yum
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ReplyDeleteI had such a great time yesterday. Thank you for arranging a field trip for us. It was lovely. I can't get over how clever you are to remember your mom used to do that with the milk when you were younger. Very cool trick!! I am thinking the cookie looks very tasty even if it has to be eaten with a spoon, I am up for the challenge. See you later on this crazy busy day.'
Danielle G.
Shelly your picture looks great. Looks like layers keep happening on your day. Spoon or not no cookie can be bad with those ingredients. I've heard about that store and some of my friends were planning an outing there. I can't wait. L. Sharon
ReplyDeleteOMG. Had these last night and they were yum yum yummy! loved the carmel and chocolate crunch on top!
ReplyDeleteSo impressed with your way of making the caramel filling. These are so delish! Loved spending time on our field trip together and thanks again to you and your husband for lunch!
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