Millionaires Shortbread's
Homemade Millionaires shortbread is by far superior to the shop bought stuff.
Super fun for the children to make, try white chocolate topping.
Preparation time: 20-30 minutes Quantity: Serves 12 - 14 Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Base -
250g/ 10o z butter -softened
300g/ 12 oz plain flour- sieved
125g/ 5 oz caster sugar
Toffee middle -
250g/ 10 oz butter- softened
250g/ 10 oz light brown sugar
4 tablespoons golden syrup
1 can/400g condensed milk
Topping -
2 x 100g/200g dark or milk chocolate
Method
- Mix the 1st butter, flour and sugar together, mixing till it forms a dough
- Roll out on a floured surface and thickly line a greased liped/high sided tray
- Prick all over with a fork
- Bake for 20 minutes in a preset oven on gas 4/180*c
- Cool slightly
- Meanwhile bring the 2nd butter, brown sugar, syrup and condensed milk -to the boil.
simmer for 10-15 minutes- till browned, sticky and toffee-ish
- Pour on to the cooked biscuit base
- Leave to set in the fridge
- Chop or grate the chocolate
- Melt in the microwave in a suitable bowl on short bursts, till melted
- Pour over the Toffee filling and swirl in shapes as it starts to melt
- Leave in the fridge to set