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Good Eats Dulce De Leche
 
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Ready In: 185 Minutes
Servings: 4
I love dulce de leche. Here is Alton's way of making it, from the Milk Made episode.
Ingredients:
1 quart whole milk
12 ounces sugar, by weight (approximately 1.5 cups)
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Directions:
1. Combine the milk, sugar, vanilla bean and seeds in a large, 4-quart saucepan and place over medium heat.
2. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the baking soda and stir to combine.
3. Reduce the heat to low and cook uncovered at a bare simmer. Stir occasionally, but do not re-incorporate the foam that appears on the top of the mixture. Continue to cook for 1 hour.
4. Remove the vanilla bean after 1 hour and continue to cook until the mixture is a dark caramel color and has reduced to about 1 cup, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
5. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer. Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to a month.
By RecipeOfHealth.com