Caramel Squares

By allyng

These are very popular all over Britain and can often be found in cafes, served with morning coffee or afternoon tea.

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 ounces butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 ounces cornflour, sifted
• 3 ounces plain flour, sifted
• 4 1/2 ounces butter
• 3 ounces brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 8 ounces chocolate, melted

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat oven to 350 °F. 2 To make the base, place the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. 3 Mix in the cornflour and plain flour, turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly. 4 Press into a greased and lined 7” x 11” shallow cake tin and bake for 25 minutes or until firm. 5 To make the filling, place the butter, brown sugar and honey in a saucepan and cook over a medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar melts and the ingredients are combined. 6 Bring to the boil and simmer for 7 minutes. 7 Beat in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla essence. 8 Pour the filling over the base and bake for 20 minutes longer. 9 Set aside to cool completely. 10 Spread the melted chocolate over the filling and set aside until firm, then cut into squares. 11 Store at room temperature in a cookie tin or airtight container.