Millionaire's Squares

So last week in work I baked the Toffee Shortbread slices which I absolutely LOVE. But, I was really disappointed when I finished that I didn't get to gobble one up. So when I got home I decided that I had to make something similar. I didn't use the same recipe as they use in work, instead I adapted BBC Good Food's recipe for Millionaire's Shortbread. Here goes...

Ingredients

FOR THE SHORTBREAD...

250g Plain Flour

75g Caster Sugar

175g Butter (softened)

FOR THE CARAMEL...

50g Butter

50g Margarine

100g Brown Sugar

3 tbsp Golden Syrup

2 397g tins of Condensed Milk

FOR THE TOP...

100g Milk Chocolate

100g Dark Chocolate

Method

1) Preheat your oven to 180C/ 350F/ Gas Mark 4 and line an approx. 13 x 9 inch swiss roll tin with grease proof paper

2) For the shortbread, put  the flour, caster sugar and butter in a bowl and mix with your fingers until it looks like breadcrumbs

3) Continue to knead the mixture until it takes on a doughy consistency 

4) Press the shortbread mixture into the baking tin and prick a couple of times with a fork

5) Bake it for 20 mins and when done, leave it to cool in the tin

6) For the caramel, melt the butter and sugar together in a pan

7) When combined, add in the golden syrup and the condensed milk and stir continuously

8) Bring the mixture to the boil and then allow it to simmer for 5 mins until it becomes thicker

9) Pour the caramel over the layer of shortbread and leave it to cool for 5 mins and then refrigerate for 20 mins

10) When the caramel is ready you can begin to melt the milk and dark chocolate together in a bowl over a pot of simmering water

11) When combined, spread the chocolate over the caramel and refrigerate for another 20 mins

* For best results, leave the tray in the fridge over night before slicing *

I didn't leave mine over night and they cracked and crumbled.
They still tasted delicious but they didn't look quite as nice!