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Ingredients
- 1 quart whole milk
- 12 ounces sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
Combine the milk, sugar, vanilla bean and seeds in a large, 4-quart saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the baking soda and stir to combine. 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. 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. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer. Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to a month.
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By kapax2_831842
Huntington, NY
on March 29, 2013
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Alton Brown, I not only love the science and logic behind your recipes, they all work well and taste great!
I tried to make this recipe without the baking soda and it took longer to thicken and make that beautiful caramel color.
Thank you
By Cornish Lass
California
on February 23, 2013
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Thank you Gretchin for your review. I making it your way and will let you know how it turns out. I too didn't like the thought of adding baking soda or the vanilla bean. One hour to go!
By viennaf
on November 25, 2012
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After going to Starbucks and ordering a Salted Caramel Mocha and having them charge me $7.23 I decided to try to make my own at home. My foodie son Jovan told me I could not use regular caramel but to make Alton's DuLce de Leche. I fell asleep during the first batch and after I threw out the pan that now weighted about 6 extra pounds of solid black rock candy I made a perfect batch that I poured into a squeeze bottle that I have used all week. Alton Brown....you are the best. My entire family votes you as number one best foodie on earth.
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