chocolate- carmel slice

this was the second candy recipe we made for the girls coming over before the harry potter premiere last night. another yummy success. a little more complicated with the steps and more ingredients.

recipe
crust
1c flour
1/4c brown sugar
2tsp. cornstarch
1/4tsp. salt
1/2c chilled unsalted butter, cut in cubes
1tbs. ice water
1egg yolk

toppings
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/2c brown sugar
6tbs. unsalted butter, diced
2tbs. corn syrup
1tsp. vanilla

6oz. semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
3tbs. whipping cream
flaked sea salt (such as Maldon)

preheat oven to 35o degrees. butter 11x7x2'' metal baking pan. blend the first 4 ingredients in processor. add butter. add the ice water and egg yolk. blend until moist clumps form. press the dough onto the bottom of pan. bake until golden about 20minutes. cool completely.

then whisk the first 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil. boil until thermometer reads 225 degrees. (about 6minutes, whisking constantly) pour carmel over crust; cool 15 minutes to set.

melt chocolate with cream in microwave in 15-second intervals. spread chocolate over warm carmel; sprinkle with sea salt. refrigerate until chocolate is set, at least an hour then cut and serve.

as you can see i saw this recipe in bon appetit and really wanted to make it. it reminds me of these gourmet carmel chocolates we get at the met with sea salt on them, delicious. and these bars turned out so good. i followed the recipe exactly because it was my first time but i did only put the crust in for 16minutes because it was already golden. next time i'd try to keep the carmel over heat longer (for a more chewy texture) and put less salt on (got a little carried away).