I've been married for 6 months, so I'm going full tilt ahead to impress my husband over Christmas... even though he loves me "as is". I printed off half of one recipe and kept comparing the two, so I got confused. What part of 8-inch square nonstick pans did I not understand? This was on both recipes. I ended up getting out my baking sheets with turned up edges and it was the wrong size, which is why the edges burned. Oh, well, this was my first time making this.
Making the shortbread, I got to use the fondant smoother and the offset spatula which I bought when I thought I was going to make my own wedding cake. HAA! I'm glad I did not do that! I wish I would have spread the shortbread into the sides more as the thinned out corned tended to burn. I only need 15 minutes in my new oven.
I put the condensed milk in a BIG mixing bowl in the microwave and was glad I did, for after 5 minutes of microwaving on medium power it started to rise like a big balloon and it was just about ready to blow its lid. I was so glad I stopped the microwave for a second while it settled down. I think I should have whipped the condensed milk more, as it is very messy and runny. This is my first year having a Kitchen-Aid Mixer, and boy was that handy. Still it tends to splash out a bit and using that hot condensed milk would leave scars. I think I would let it cool next time.
This is super sweet but quite fabulous. Husband approved.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/millionaires-shortbread-recipe/index.html
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