Friday, April 28, 2006

Recipe ~ What did you have for breakfast? (Simple Caramel Sauce)


What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Homemade gingerbread, vanilla ice cream, and homemade caramel sauce.
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200g superfine sugar
2Tb corn syrup
1/2 c water
Heat this, in a nonstick pan, stirring constantly until boiling.
Once boiling, stop stirring and cook until temperature is ~ 360F. (Get a good accurate thermometer- I like my digital meat thermometer) The color is going to be dark golden. You'll know if you've gone too far. If you have, start over. If not...
Heat 2/3 c heavy cream in microwave until hot, but not boiling.
Once syrup has reached 360F, carefully (oh so carefully) move the pot to the clean, empty sink.
At arm's length, carefully, and slowly add the hot heavy cream to the sugar syrup. It's gonna look like vesuvius in a pot, but if you're careful and lucky, it'll subside without incident.
Once all the cream is in, move the pan back to the stove, and simmer 3 - 5 minutes over low heat, stirring to dissolve any lumps that just formed.
Transfer the carmel to a small heat proof bowl and add 1 Tb Honey. Mix it in well, and let it cool for a bit (~15 minutes - 1 hour is plenty). You can put it in the fridge o/n, but be aware that you might get crystals forming if the sauce isn't cool enough.
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Awesome breakfast. I figure it's Friday, why not start it off right...

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