Mix the crunch of a shortbread base with a gooey caramel center and chocolate topping, and you’ve got millionaire's shortbread – the final word candy deal with

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:25 minutes
  • Prepare dinner:35 minutes
• Simple
• Makes as much as 24 squares

• Vegetarian

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Substances

For the shortbread

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

For the caramel

• 100g butter or margarine
• 100g mild muscovado sugar
• 397g can condensed milk

For the topping

• 200g plain or milk chocolate, damaged into items

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Technique

• STEP 1

  Warmth the oven to 180C/160C fan/gasoline 4. Evenly grease and line a 20-22cm sq. or rectangular baking tin with a lip of a minimum of 3cm.

• STEP 2

  To make the shortbread, combine 250g plain flour and 75g caster sugar in a bowl. Rub in 175g softened butter till the combination resembles advantageous breadcrumbs.

• STEP 3

  Knead the combination collectively till it kinds a dough, then press into the bottom of the ready tin.

• STEP 4

  Prick the shortbread frivolously with a fork and bake for 20 minutes or till agency to the contact and really frivolously browned. Depart to chill within the tin.

• STEP 5

  To make the caramel, place 100g butter or margarine, 100g mild muscovado sugar and the can of condensed milk in a pan and warmth gently till the sugar has dissolved. Regularly stir with a spatula to ensure no sugar sticks to the underside of the pan. (This may go away brown specks within the caramel however received’t have an effect on the flavour.)

• STEP 6

  Flip up the warmth to medium excessive, stirring on a regular basis, and convey to the boil, then decrease the warmth again to low and stirring repeatedly, for about 5-10 minutes or till the combination has thickened barely. Pour over the shortbread and go away to chill.

• STEP 7

  For the topping, soften 200g plain or milk chocolate slowly in a bowl over a pan of scorching water. Pour over the chilly caramel and go away to set. Minimize into squares or bars with a scorching knife.