Millionaire's Shortbread pg 124

I've seen this recipe floating around the internet for some time now and people seem to love it so I thought that it would be a good choice. I think I tried to make it before with dismal results but it may have been the same concept but a different recipe.

The Verdict: It takes time and patience but with some tweaking, it could be amazing. Someone compared it to a twix which blew my mind because I didn't make the connection myself. Shortbread, caramel, chocolate .. twix. The dark chocolate ganache was a nice choice, not too sweet but a good balance for the bar. I did think that the bar was missing a salty element though. Maybe some salt would be a nice addition to the shortbread.

Tips for Next Time: The shortbread was fine on it's own, a little thick but a good solid surface for the tastiness piled on top. The caramel was HORRIBLE to make. The recipe suggests two methods, 12 minutes in the microwave or 1 1/2 hours on the stove top. Obvious decision, I went for the microwave. It says to whisk every 2 minutes but between minute 8-10 when I walked away, it erupted and I was left with a molten sugar mess in my microwave. I transferred what I had left into a pot and tried to finish it on the stovetop but not even 2 minutes into it I was whisking and with each movement I was dragging burnt bits through the caramel. Thinking quick on my feet I grabbed a strainer and quickly strained out as much as the brunt crap as I could (hence the dark specs). Was anyone the wiser? No, but making that fetching caramel was stressful! Next time I'm finding my own caramel recipe.