Name: Easy millionaire’s shortbread
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes up to 24 squares
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp sugar; 1 1/2 sticks butter softened; 7 tbsp butter or margarine; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk; 7 oz bittersweet or milk chocolate melts or bar broken into pieces

Ingredients

24 serv.

2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter softened
7 tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 cup light brown sugar
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
7 oz bittersweet or milk chocolate melts or bar broken into pieces

Instructions

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1 Heat the oven to 450 F/gas 4. Lightly grease and line a 8 x 9 in brownie pan with a depth of at least 1.5 in.
2 To make the shortbread, mix the flour and sugar in a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3 Knead the mixture together until it forms a dough, then press into the base of the prepared tin.
4 Prick the shortbread lightly with a fork and bake for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch and very lightly browned. Leave to cool in the tin.
5 To make the caramel, place the butter, light brown sugar, and condensed milk in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Continually stir with a spatula to make sure no sugar sticks to the bottom of the pan. (This can leave brown specks in the caramel but won’t affect the flavor.)
6 Turn up the heat to medium high, stirring all the time, and bring to the boil, then lower the heat back to low and stirring continuously, for about 5-10 minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Pour over the shortbread and leave to cool.
7 For the topping, melt the chocolate slowly in a bowl over a pan of hot water or in a microwave. Pour over the cold caramel and leave to set. Cut into squares or bars with a hot knife.