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Caramel Shortbread

SUBMITTED BY: Mary PHOTO BY: buttonmoon

"I got this recipe from a Scottish friend."

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Original recipe yield 16 bars

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup white sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup ground almonds
3/4 cup butter
3/8 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons golden syrup
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
8 (1 ounce) squares high quality milk chocolate
1/3 cup toasted and sliced almonds

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DIRECTIONS

Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup sugar until pale. Add flour and ground almonds to form a soft dough.
Press dough into a 8 inch square pan that has been greased and lined with parchment paper. Bake shortbread at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes, or until pale golden brown. Leave in pan until cool.
To Make Topping: Cook 3/4 cup butter, 3/8 cup sugar, syrup, and sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan on low heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 5 to 7 minutes until it has thickened and has a pale caramel color.
Spread caramel on cooled shortbread, and let set about 40 minutes. Melt chocolate over low heat. Spread melted chocolate on top of caramel and sprinkle on toasted almonds.

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Reviewed on sep. 10, 2008 by Cdnshaz

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.38 star rating.

Cdnshaz
sep. 10, 2008

FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT!! after using at least 4 different recipes for these squares, this one is the only one that worked!! I did make sure I read all reviews first for this any other same type recipe. After reading I did a couple different things, I didn't have almond so used same amount of extra flour, poked holes in base before baking, came out fine. I did use non stick paper with non stick spray so it would come out of pan. I let the base get stone cold before adding caramel. I did boil caramel center for the full 7 minutes and yes I got the brown flecks in it, but you couldn't notice on the end product. Still not sure it would take I poured it on the base, let it sit in fridge for 30 mins or so then went directly to freezer until stone cold. The top I used half semi chips and half milk chocolate and added tbsp of crisco to make top shiny. As caramel was very cold, chocolate started to harden almost immediatly..which was great, b/c I then was able to score the chocolate at that time. Put it back in fridge, couple hours later, it removed from pan, cut along score lines, no broken chocolate, base was fine and didn't fall apart....yummy....I love these aquares and have finally found a recipe that works.

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Reviewed on oct. 27, 2006 by LADYJAYPEE

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.38 star rating.

LADYJAYPEE
oct. 27, 2006

As is, the recipe is a 4-star, but I think it can be made into a 5-star. Other reviewers didn't mention having any trouble with an excess pool of butter forming after the caramel was cooked, but I sure did; I drained at least 1/4c of butter from the caramel before spreading it on my shortbread crust; otherwise, I would have had a mushy crust, and the gooey caramel that some complained of. I melted semi-sweet chocolate chips for the topping as I had no milk chocolate in the house; even though I'm a bigger fan of semi-sweet, I think milk chocolate may be better with this so it doesn't mask the flavor of the caramel so much; next time, I would definitely sub brown sugar for white in the caramel mixture to further bring out the flavor. Also, I had to cook the caramel mixture much longer than 5-7 minutes; it was more like 20-25 minutes to get it to the nice golden color I was looking for. This may have been because I had to use light corn syrup as it was all I had. This recipe does take some time; to speed things along, I put the shortbread in the freezer for 20-30 minutes to help with the cooling process, and again to help cool and firm up the caramel, and again to harden the chocolate top. Love the combo of shortbread, caramel, and chocolate; it is somewhat like a Twix bar! Thank you for sharing your recipe, Mary!

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As is, the recipe is a 4-star, but I think it can be made into a 5-star. Other reviewers... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 18, 2007 by helenasmommy

I have two problems with this recipe: the shortbread crumbles when you try to cut it, and the... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 25, 2004 by ISSIEBERGER

I first tried caramel shortbread while living in Northern Ireland. I've wanted the recipe for... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 10, 2005 by RSBORROR

I have made this recipe every year now for 3 years and each year I'm asked to share it. I've... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 25, 2004 by TwoDCsPlus1

YUM! YUM! YUM! I made these last night and they are WONDERFUL. I'm having a hard time... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 3, 2008 by GR8TWEETS

Thanks for sharing this recipe. It is a pleasant surprise to find that it doesn't end up... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 5, 2004 by STARLAB

This was excellent! I even had to give the recipe away. MORE

Reviewed on mar. 24, 2008 by Franny

Fantastic!! My sister calls these "Fake Twix bars". I've made this recipe a couple of... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 12, 2005 by JOBEBBE

thanks to the person who suggested brown sugar instead of white. i cooked the shortbread a... MORE

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Caramel Shortbread

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 377

Total Fat: 23.5g
Cholesterol: 50mg
Sodium: 194mg
Total Carbs: 39.3g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3g
Protein: 5g

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