Millionaires Shortbread

Ingredients:

Shortbread:

180g Butter

90ml castor sugar

375ml cake flour

Pinch of salt

Caramel:

250g butter

125g sugar

1 can condense

60ml golden syrup

150g bitter sweet chocolate

Method:

For the shortbread:

Preheat the oven to 180°C

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Sift in the flour and a pinch of salt, and mix well. Press the mixture together and place in the fridge to rest for 15-20 minutes.

Press the dough into a rests the mixture together and place in the fridge to rest for 15-20 minutes.

Press the dough into a brownie tin/rectangular baker to form an even layer that is about 1 cm thick. If there is any excess dough, bake it into cookies J

Prick the short bread with a fork and bake in a preheated oven to 15-20 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

For the caramel filling:

Place the butter, sugar, condensed milk and golden syrup into a saucepan and stir over a low heat until the sugar and butter have melted.

Bring to the boil, and cook stirring continuously for 10-15 mins, or until the caramel is a dark golden colour and has reached soft ball stage(when you drop a little in a glass of cold water and you can bring it together to form a ball).

Pour the caramel over the shortbread and allow to cool.

Melt the chocolate and pour it over the caramel layer, allow to cool slightly before scoring the chocolate into blocks.

Then allow to cool and set completely before cutting into portions and serving.