grandma's caramel
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This is my grandma's recipe that I have been eating and making since I was a kid. Nothing like it :)
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Ingredients
- 15 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 2 pints light corn syrup
- 2 pounds light brown sugar
- 1 pound butter or regular margarine (but we all know butter is better)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How To Make grandma's caramel
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Step 1grease a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan
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Step 2in heavy 5 quart pot/ saucepan, combine milk, corn syrup, sugar and butter. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture comes to boil.
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Step 3continue to cook, stirring constantly, to 284 degrees on the candy thermometer (or forms a firm ball when a little is dropped into ice water) Remove from heat add vanilla
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Step 4Pour into prepared pan and let cool to lukewarm, then score deeply with a sharp knife. Let completely cool and cut the pieces out.
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Step 5*****Ok as you know this takes a while to make. DO NOT put the heat past medium, the candy won't taste as good. Don't stop stirring and get along the bottom and sides as much as possible,cause no one likes burnt caramel. Also found a good pizza cutter, one with a non stick coating, works good in helping cut the caramel. Don't let the caramel sit in the pot too long or you'll be cutting it out of the pot instead of a cookie sheet.
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