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Category: Desserts & Sweets | Blog URL: http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/almond-chocolate-caramel-bars.html

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Recipe: Almond Chocolate Caramel Bars This is a personal recipe and can only be edited by the original author

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Yield: 24 bars

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Needless to say, these cookies are a true treat for any chocolate lovers, but they are so darn sweeeeeeeeeet.....that would even satisfy the utmost sweet-tooth craving. Except that, I can't really complain having these caramel bars with a couple of glasses of bone dry sparkling Riesling in the afternoon.

Ingredients

Crust

150

grams Unsalted butter, room temperature

50

grams Light brown sugar

160

grams German #405 flour

¼

teaspoon Salt

Chocolate Caramel

300

grams 50% Sarotti half bitter chocolate

300

grams Granulated sugar

60

ml Water

90

grams Unsalted butter

1

cup Heavy cream

½

teaspoon Salt

100

grams Almond, roasted and roughly chopped (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Spread the almond on the baking tray and bake for 10 minutes until they are fragrant. Remove, cool and roughly chop the baked almond.

Step 2

Line a 28cm square baking pan with baking paper and grease the paper with butter. Beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add flour and salt, and beat until just combined. Press dough evenly into pan, and bake until lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Step 3

Cut the chocolate into the smaller chunks and place in a medium bowl. Heat granulated sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat until amber, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Add butter, cream, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until smooth. Cool briefly.

Step 4

Pour over chocolate. Let stand for 2 minutes. Stir to combine, and let stand until cool, about 10 minutes. Pour mixture over crust. Sprinkle the chopped almonds on top. Chill at least 4 hours, or overnight. Cut into 24 bars.

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