Easy Millionaires Shortbread Recipe | Carnation (2024)

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How to thicken caramel for millionaires shortbread? ›

Place the caramel (or dulce de leche or sweetened condensed milk) into a medium pot with the butter, sugar and salt. Heat on medium, stirring often, until the butter has melted. Turn the heat to low and continue to cook, stirring often, for 7-10 minutes until the caramel has thickened and darkened.

**If you struggle to cut your shortbread and tray bakes without the chocolate cracking on top, set it at room temperature rather than in the fridge and it'll be softer so therefore won't crack when you cut it! I recommend using a 9" square tin like this one!

We've designed the caramel to be spoonable from the tin – so all you need to do is gently spread it into your pie shell, tart case etc. If you beat the caramel it will become softer and will not re-set to a firm texture.

While Millionaire's shortbread has a soft caramel filling, Billionaire's shortbread has salted caramel sauce in the center.

If caramels are too soft, that means the temperature didn't get high enough. Again place the caramel back into a sauce pan with a couple of tablespoons of water and heat to 244°F. If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can test with a cold water test.

For each cup (240 mL) of caramel sauce that you need to thicken, run 1 tbsp (14.7 mL) of cold water into a measuring cup, and slowly stir in 1 tbsp of cornstarch. Pour the cornstarch mixture into your pot caramel sauce, and stir constantly. Keep the sauce on low heat until it begins to thicken.

The most common mistakes when making shortbread are over-working the dough, and incorporating too much flour. The less you work the dough, the more crumbly and melt-in-your-mouth your shortbread cookies will be.

Summary. To sum it up, the best golden syrup substitutes are light corn syrup and brown rice syrup. However, agave nectar, honey, maple syrup and cane syrup are also quite good alternatives. Making your own homemade version of golden syrup is also a great easy option.

CARNATION Caramel is a no-fuss filling for banoffee pie; ready-made, authentic Dulce de Leche caramel that you can spoon straight from the tin. CARNATION Caramel is made with no added colours and contains no artificial flavours or preservatives.

Is Carnation caramel the same as dulce de leche? ›

Carnation Caramel

Caramel is a ready-made authentic Dulce de Leche caramel that is easy to use in baking and as a topping. With no added colours, it makes an ideal no-fuss filling for Banoffee Pie.

Check doneness by looking for an even, light brown colour across the top of the biscuits, with slight darkening at the edges. Begin checking at the tail end of the cooking time. Undercooked shortbread will be doughy and chewy. Slightly overcooked and it will become chalky, brittle and hard.

The high butter quantity in shortbread (one part sugar to two parts butter) gives it that delightfully crumbly feel. And also its name. This is because the old meaning of the world “short” reflects this crumbliness and so the name 'shortbread' stuck.

If you google 'homemade Twix' you essentially get a millionaires shortbread recipe. Think about it; the ingredients are exactly the same and a millionaire's shortbread is definitely not a chocolate bar. They come individually wrapped but also in multipacks.

Caramel shortbread, also known as caramel squares, caramel slice, millionaire's shortbread, millionaire's slice, chocolate caramel shortbread, or Wellington squares is a biscuit confectionery composed of a shortbread biscuit base topped with caramel and milk chocolate.

To thin caramel, just add some cream or water over heat. Melt caramel loaves in the oven. You can also add corn syrup or lemon juice to caramel sauces to prevent them from crystallizing.

Yes technically you can, but it has a much looser consistency so when you try and cut your shortbread into pieces the caramel will ooze out all over the place. Still delicious to eat, but very messy. BUT there is a way around this – you can thicken Carnation caramel by boiling it with caster sugar and butter.

Refrigerate until cooled and hardened. (Best if you refrigerate them overnight, or for several hours. They will be easier to cut and wrap). The caramel will seem hard in the fridge after they're set, but they should be soft at room temperature.