Milk, sugar and vanilla cooked to caramelized perfection
Author:TJ
Prep Time:10
Cook Time:105
Total Time:1 hour 55 minutes
Yield:1-1/2 - 2 cups 1x
Ingredients
Scale
4–1/4 cups milk
1–1/3 cups of sugar
1 vanilla bean
1 pinch baking soda
Instructions
Whisk everything together in a saucepan
Scrape the vanilla bean seeds and add to the mixture, then add in the bean pod
Bring to a boil until it gains a little color, then remove the pod
Reduce the heat to barely a simmer and stir just frequently enough to prevent burning until it reaches a deep caramel color – about 1-1/2 to 1- 3/4 hours
Warning: Cooking beyond the point where visible steaming is occurring and stirring too much will create a very thick and grainy sauce
Notes
Thanks to Craig Newman, brother-in-law of Frank and Federico Elbl for sharing their recipe with me.