Peruvian Caramel Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Heat evaporated milk, milk and bing soda to boiling; remove from heat.
• Heat brown sugar and water in Dutch oven over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Add milk mixture. Cook uncovered over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture is very thick and golden brown, about 1 hour. Pour into bowl, cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

Steps:

• Cream butter with confectioners' and granulated sugar until fluffy.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Wrap and chill 30 minutes.
• If chilled longer let it warm up until it can be rolled.
• Or, whack it with a rolling pin until it cooperates.
• Roll dough out to 1/4" thickness, cut in 2 1/2" circles and place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes.
• Cool cookie sheets between batches.
• Cool cookies on wire rack.
• Carefully (they're fragile cookies) spread some caramel on one cookie and top with another cookie.
• Dust tops with confectioners' sugar and enjoy immediately having a crisp cookie-the way they were meant to be eaten.
• They will turn soft after setting.
• Alternatively the cookies can be filled with the rewarmed caramel as needed.
• Caramel: Pour both cans of condensed milk in the top of a double boiler over simmering water and simmer on very low heat 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Eventually the milk will thicken and brown.
• Cool well and it will thicken further.
• Refrigerate until needed.
• Makes enough for 4-5 dozen cookies.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, sugar, salt and almond milk.
• Cook over medium heat until sugars dissolve, then increase the heat to medium-high and let the mixture come to a boil.
• Stirring often, let the mixture boil until it reaches a thick but pourable consistency.
• Remove from heat and stir in the vegan butter. Pour into a heat safe container and set aside.

Steps:

• To prepare sauce, put medium size heavy skillet (empty) over medium heat (large burner) for 40 seconds. (I have an electric stove so would be less for gas.).
• Keep burner at medium, add sugar to the pan and stir with the back of a wooden spoon, keep sugar moving constantly until sugar is completely melted and a rich medium brown color (caramelized)--between 9 and 10 minutes. NOTE: I also use a FORK to squish out any lumps at the end of this process.
• Immediately - and carefully - pour hot sauce into ovenproof pie plate or 9 inch round baking pan, gently moving dish so sauce covers bottom and sides. It is unnecessary to grease the pie dish.
• Let cool completely-about 40 minutes.
• To prepare the custard for the flan; preheat oven to 350 degrees and notice that for step 11 you will need to have boiling water.
• Stir eggs in a medium sized bowl.
• Slowly add condensed milk, then evaporated milk.
• Add vanilla, blending well.
• Pour flan mixture into ovenproof dish that you have already coated with caramel.
• Carefully place filled dish into a larger baking pan.
• Pour in enough hot water to reach about halfway up dish. (This water bath process is called bano mar(acu)a in Spanish and bain-marie in French.).
• Bake about 40 minutes.
• Flan is cooked when a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven, let cool in water bath, then refrigerate to chill thoroughly.
• Carefully separate flan from dish with a thin knife.
• Invert on a flat dish and garnish with sliced strawberries, maraschino cherries or other fruit.
• Notes: Flan should be refrigerated for a few days because it tastes best served very cold. Use boiling water to clean up the hardened caramel on your utensils and pan.:).