I love a good tea-time biscuit and this one is particularly decadent. There isn’t much I can say about the taste other than WOW! Imagine a good shortbread biscuit enrobed in chocolate meeting a delicious helping of fudgy-caramel. ‘Nuff said!
I wouldn’t say it is ideal for everyday simply because of the butter and sugar content, but boy I wouldn’t mind having it on the daily otherwise! Whilst only twelve biscuits does sound like very little, I can promise that you only need one at a time to satisfy even the most severe sweet tooth (which would be me!). This would be ideal for a high-tea or when you simply want to treat yourself.
Ingredients:
Biscuit:
- 250 g butter, softened
- 160 g castor sugar
- 300 g flour
- 150 g cornflour
- 300 g chocolate, melted
Caramel:
- 1 x 385 g tin condensed milk
- 3 tablespoons golden syrup
- 60 g butter
Method:
To make the shortbread:
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Fold in the flour and cornflour and roll into a 6 cm sausage.
- Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. Here you can learn from my mistake. Be patient or you won’t get perfectly round biscuits!
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
- Slice the sausage into 4 mm-thick slices and place slices on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 – 15 min and set aside to cool.
Caramel:
- In a medium, thick bottomed pot simmer the condensed milk, syrup and butter gently for about 5 min or caramel coloured. Remember to stir all the time.
Assembly:
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl and dip each biscuit halfway in the chocolate before placing on a tray to set.
- Once set, sandwich two together with the caramel and enjoy.
Makes roughly 12 biscuits.