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Monday, November 8, 2010

Dulce de Leche

This past weekend a friend of ours had a huge party.  They asked me to bake.  A few restrictions; no nuts, mini bite sized - everything, and keep it simple.  No problem.  I made lemon squares, gooey, fudgy brownies, whole wheat-oat chocolate chunk cookies, and a vanilla bean cupcake with dulce de leche butter cream.

About a week before the party I started collecting provisions.  My first stop was Surfas.  I have talked about Surfas in the past and I am always overjoyed to have an excuse to shop there. After collecting most of what I needed, I simply could not find the dulce de leche.  They were out of it.  I knew I could make my own, but sometimes, when baking for a crowd, I do look for shortcuts. No problem, I said to myself, I will just make it.  How hard could it be?  I soon found out, not hard at all.

I will never buy pre-made, store bought Dulce de Leche, every again.  This is one of the easiest things I have every made and I am kicking myself for not doing it sooner.  Dulce de leche will be lining my refrigerator shelves along side my homemade caramel and my homemade hot fudge sauce.  I just adore finding new discoveries!

Dulce de Leche
make a little or make a ton!

instructions:
• remove all the paper from several cans of sweetened condensed milk (14 oz. cans)
• put 2 - 4 cans in a dutch oven.  fill with water.  the water should cover the cans of milk.
• bring to a boil.  once boiled, turn down to simmer, cover slightly, with a lid and let simmer for 2-4 hours.  the longer it simmers, the thicker the caramel becomes.  I simmered mine for 3 hours.
• remove the cans from the water and let cool for one hour.  
• once cooled open the cans and transfer the thick caramel to a glass jar (I used ball jars).  let cool completely before attaching the lid.  
• this will store in the fridge for ever!

enjoy!

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12 Comments:

Blogger Maria said...

I could eat this by the spoonful!

November 8, 2010 at 6:21 AM  
Blogger Eliana said...

That was quite the lineup you baked up. And you're right - there is no need to buy dulce de leche when it is so easy (and cheaper) to make at home.

November 8, 2010 at 6:37 AM  
Blogger Autora do Blog said...

Love it.

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November 8, 2010 at 6:44 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Oh super cool, thanks for sharing...I'll make a ton

November 8, 2010 at 7:13 AM  
Blogger Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

I love dulce leche! Your cupcakes are so pretty and tempting.

Cheers,

Rosa

November 8, 2010 at 8:00 AM  
Anonymous Amanda said...

That is gorgeous! And looks delicious. What a beautiful recipe!

God bless-
Amanda

November 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM  
Blogger M. said...

I bet it tastes much better than a store bought one :)

November 8, 2010 at 10:29 AM  
Blogger Kim said...

I loovve dulce de leche and it'S so simple to make it!

November 8, 2010 at 2:12 PM  
Anonymous allison [a for aubergine] said...

Making dolce de leche is one of my favorite things!

November 8, 2010 at 6:31 PM  
Anonymous christine said...

Wow. I can't believe how simple this recipe is. I love the nonchalance of your comment about homemade caramel lining your fridge :) You make it sound so easy! Thanks!

November 9, 2010 at 12:13 PM  
Blogger showfoodchef said...

I'm really glad you posted this. I've been wanting to try this and got over whelmed with several different recipes that I didn't feel confident about their process. You are very clear and I'll definitely follow this one, can't wait.

November 11, 2010 at 2:25 AM  
Blogger Patricia Scarpin said...

I'm a brave girl and use a pressure cooker to make dulce de leche. :D

Isn't it just delicious, Susan? And those cupcakes are to die for!

November 11, 2010 at 7:31 AM  

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