Caramel Squares

Name: Caramel Squares
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 350 g self-raising flour; 225 g unsalted butter; 110 g caster sugar; 225 g caster sugar; 225 g unsalted butter; 5 Tablespoons golden syrup; 400 ml full-fat condensed milk; 340 g good-quality chocolate (milk or dark), melted

Caramel squares (alternatively: caramel slices, caramel shortbread, or millionaire's shortbread) are a wonderfully rich and classic treat, very popular all over Britain and Ireland.

90 min · serves 8

Ingredients

350 g self-raising flour
225 g unsalted butter
110 g caster sugar
225 g caster sugar
225 g unsalted butter
5 Tablespoons golden syrup
400 ml full-fat condensed milk
340 g good-quality chocolate (milk or dark), melted

Steps

Preheat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 4; 350°F). Rub flour, butter, and caster sugar together until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Press into a 25 x 38 x 4 cm Swiss roll pan.
Bake for 20 minutes or till golden.
Cool.
Melt butter in a heavy-based saucepan over a low heat; add sugar, golden syrup, and condensed milk.
Stir continuously for 40–50 minutes. It should be golden brown in colour when ready to eat. To test, drop a little blob into a bowl of cold water; it should firm up.
Pour this caramel mixture over the base, and let it cool.
Pour melted chocolate over the top.
Spread the chocolate evenly, and let set.

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Adapted from “Caramel Squares” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.