Millionaire Shortbread

Ingredients:

(for the shortbread base)

• 250g plain flour
• 75g caster sugar
• 175g butter

(for the caramel filling)

• 100g butter/margarine
• 100g light brown sugar
• 397g can condensed milk
  (alternatively you can skip this step and buy a can of caramel)

(for the chocolate topping)

• 200g milk chocolate
• 50g white chocolate (if you want to do the feathering on top)

Method:

Pre-heat your oven on 180c

1. Line your baking tray about 22cm square.
2. To make the Shortbread, mix together the flour and sugar in a bowl.
3. Add in the butter and mix until it looks like breadcrumbs.
4. Now you want to bring the mix together and pop into the baking tray.
5. Press the mixture into the baking tray so it is even all over.
6. Prick the shortbread lightly with a fork and bake in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.
7. While the shortbread is cooking, you now need to make the caramel. (if you are buying caramel just skip to step 11).
8. Place 100g butter, 100g light brown sugar and the can of condensed milk into a pan and heat gently until the butter and sugar have melted.
9. Making sure to stir all the time so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom.
10. Keep heating it through, once it is boiling turn down the heat slightly and keep stirring until the caramel has thickened. This should take about 5-10 minutes.
11. Once the caramel is nice and thick pour it over the cooked shortbread and leave it to set.
12. When the caramel is set you should melt your chocolate. You can do this in the microwave or on the hob.
13. Pour the chocolate over the set caramel and if you wish create the feathering effect. (see how to do this in my video below).
14. Let the chocolate set and cut into squares.
15. Enjoy with a nice cuppa!

Follow my video recipe here:

This recipe is originally from BBC Good Food.
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-millionaires-shortbread