{"id":520,"date":"2014-09-16T22:13:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T22:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybakeoff.com\/?p=520"},"modified":"2023-04-11T16:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:48:04","slug":"millionaires-shortbread-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/?p=520","title":{"rendered":"Millionaire shortbread with evaporated milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Millionaires shortbread recipe : Shortbread : Salted Caramel\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXvhhXlUvmo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Millionaires shortbread recipe has a shortbread base, caramel middle and chocolate topping. This makes a great tray bake and perfect for bake sales or just for sharing. It is quite quick and straightforward to make. I make it with a &#8216;thin&#8217; layer of caramel but for those who like more caramel feel free to double the caramel ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Most big evaporated milk cans are 397g (may vary depending on where you live) so if you are doubling just use that size can, the 3 gram difference will not be a problem.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIngredients fot Millionaire shortbread with evaporated milk<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>250g butter or margarine, softened, plus extra for greasing<\/li>\n<li>100g caster sugar<\/li>\n<li>350g self-raising flour, sifted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Salted Caramel for the middle<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200g evaporated milk<\/li>\n<li>125g butter or margarine<\/li>\n<li>125g caster sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt (or amount you prefer, optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons golden syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chocolate topping<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200g dark or milk chocolate, broken into pieces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 180\u00b0C, gas mark 4 and grease an 40 x 26cm Swiss roll tin.<\/li>\n<li>To make the base, cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Fold the flour into the creamed mixture until well mixed. Press the mixture evenly into the base of the prepared tin and bake in the centre of the preheated oven for about 12 minutes until golden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7766.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-527\" src=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7766-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Millionaires' Short Bread\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7766-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7766-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7766-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meanwhile, make the filling Place all of the filling ingredients into a saucepan, bring to a gentle boil, then continue to simmer for until it turns thick and golden brown.\u00a0 It can take 15-20 minutes (depending on the heat used), stirring continuously. You need to stir quite vigorously as little bits of caramel will stick to the pan but should come away easily and dissolve.<\/li>\n<li>Once the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has turned a light caramel colour, take the pan off the heat and spread the filling all over the cooked base. Leave to cool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-534\" src=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7768-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Millionaires' Short Bread\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7768-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7768-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7768-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl does not touch the water. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted and the pour it over the caramel. Leave to set for 2 hours or until the chocolate is firm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_77711.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-535\" src=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_77711-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Millionaires' Short Bread\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_77711-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_77711-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_77711-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut into pieces and serve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7825.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-532\" src=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7825-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Millionaires' Short Bread\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7825-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7825-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_7825-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I made 55 small pieces of the Millionaires&#8217; shortbread<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millionaires shortbread recipe has a shortbread base, caramel middle and chocolate topping. This makes a great tray bake and perfect for bake sales or just for sharing. It is quite quick and straightforward to make. I make it with a &#8216;thin&#8217; layer of caramel but for those who like more caramel feel free to double [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","order-bump-settings":[],"_wpfnl_thankyou_order_overview":"on","_wpfnl_thankyou_order_details":"on","_wpfnl_thankyou_billing_details":"on","_wpfnl_thankyou_shipping_details":"on","iawp_total_views":535,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12,412],"tags":[1308,1315,1316,1314,284,1309,1318,135,1317,1310,1311,1312,1313,137,136],"class_list":["post-520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biscuits-and-cookies","category-tray-bakes","category-video-tutorials","tag-best-millionaires-shortbread-recipe","tag-caramel-shortcake-recipe","tag-caramel-squares-recipe","tag-how-to-make-salted-caramel-millionaires-shortbread","tag-meadow-brown-bakery","tag-millionaire-shortbread-recipe","tag-millionaires-slice-recipe","tag-millionaires-shortbread","tag-millionaires-slice","tag-salted-caramel-millionaire-shortbread","tag-salted-caramel-shortbread-bites","tag-salted-caramel-shortbread-cookies","tag-salted-caramel-shortbread-squares","tag-shortbread","tag-shortbread-with-chocolate-and-caramel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>easy millionaire&#039;s shortbread without condensed milk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"easy millionaire&#039;s shortbread without condensed milk, I use evaporated milk as a substitute. 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