Millionaire's Shortbread
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (and more for greasing pans)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (and more for greasing pans)
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (and more for preparing pans)
- 23 cup granulated sugar
- 12 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
- 12 ounces good-quality milk chocolate, chopped
- fleur de sel or flaky sea salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter two 8-inch-square baking pans; coat with flour, tapping off excess.
- Place flour, sugar and kosher salt in food processor; pulse once.
- Add 1 cup butter; pulse until mixture resembles peas.
- Dividing evenly, press mixture into pans.
- Bake 18-20 minutes or until golden around edges.
- Cool completely.
- In heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat, combine condensed milk and remaining 2 T. butter.
- Slowly bring mixture to boil, stirring continuously.
- Continue stirring over heat until mixture becomes thick and amber in color, 15-20 minutes.
- Pour caramel over shortbread; spread evenly.
- Cool to room temperature.
- In heatproof bowl set over pot of hot, not simmering, water, melt chocolate.
- Once chocolate has melted, pour it over caramel layer.
- Sprinkle a little fleur de sel over chocolate to garnish.
- Cool at room temperature for about 10 minutes.
- Refrigerate to set.
- Cut into 2-inch squares.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/millionaires-shortbread-469616 (may not work)