Dulche du Leche

I went to buy some dulce du leche today, and after checking out the large price tag for a small jar headed home to whiz some up in the thermo instead.

Take 1lt milk (I used skim), 250 raw sugar, 1tsp salt, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste and 1/3 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda.

Mix for 15 mins 100 degrees speed 3 to ensure sugar is dissolved.

Cook for two hours at 100 degrees stir speed- if it looks like bubbling over early in the cooking put your rice basket on the lid.

Reset for half an hour at 100 degrees but back at speed 3. After this time check and then keep going in 15 minute batches until it's really thick and dark caramel colored.

WARNING! Be patient! I put mine up to varoma in an effort to speed things up and lost half of it in a major boil over. Good things take time....

This is going into chocolate caramel salted tarts on the weekend. Delish!