How to make Dulce de Leche

Dulce de Leche - a rich, sweet old-fashioned Cuban dessert, nothing more than caramelized sweetened condensed milk.
Originally this would have been made by placing an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk into a large pot of water and boiling for about 4 hours. Well, look no further - you no longer have to watch a pot of boiling water - We all know a watched pot never boils! I have to give kudos to my wonderful mother-in-law for coming up with this recipe! Gracias Abuelita!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 tbsp. Lemon Juice (Optional Ingredients)
• 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon

1. 
    

   Pour can of sweetened condensed milk into microwave safe bowl.

2. 
    

   Add lemon juice and stir.

3. Place bowl in the microwave on top of a plate as there is sometimes a small amount of spillage, as the milk is cooked it will come to a boil and this can become very messy.

4. Check and stir after about 2 minutes and continue cooking.

5. Carefully remove the bowl from the microwave, you may need to wear oven mitts as the bowl will be extremely hot. Lightly fluff the mixture by stirring, it should have a caramelized (light tan appearance)and it will be lumpy.

6. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight before serving.

Tips & Warnings

• You may place a lid or plate on top of the bowl to avoid it boiling over.
• Be sure to open the microwave at least once during the cooking time to stir and let the ingredients settle to avoid spillage.

[ljstraight]

on 11/6/2008 Very interesting!