Millionaire's shortbread

2024-01-18
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QABj9oIyy0
https://preppykitchen.com/millionaires-shortbread/
Effort: high

Ingredients:

Crust

• 240g flour
• 226g butter
• 100g sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 6g vanilla extract
• 3g salt

Caramel

• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• 113g butter (cut into tbsp sized pieces)
• 200g light brown sugar
• 60ml golden or corn syrup
• 6g vanilla extract
• 3g salt

Chocolate Ganache

• 240g chocolate (semi-sweet)
• 80ml heavy cream
• optional pinch of sea salt

Prep:

• Preheat oven to 180 celsius
• line a baking dish with baking paper

Crust

• Cream the butter
• Add the sugar and salt
• Beat until light and fluffy
• Add vanilla and egg yolk
• mix until combined
• add flour in batches and mix until 'just' combined
• Transfer to pan and press into an even layer, bake at 180 celsius for about 22 minutes or until edges are golden

Caramel

• Combine the butter, brown sugar, salt, vanilla, sweetened condensed milk and syrup into a pot
• Place over medium heat and whisk until melted and combined
• Continue whisking over the heat while the caramel bubbles and darkens to a richer color.
• Once it reaches 107C, you'll see it starts to thicken. Let cool for 5-6 minutes
• Pour over the shortbread base, make it flat, chill in fridge for about 10 minutes

Chocolate Ganache

• Chop chocolate and melt with cream in a double boiler
• Pour the chocolate over the caramel and smooth into an even layer.