Hazelnut Chocolate Spread with Salted Caramel Dulce de Leche Pge 15 FFS

[helbels]

I made this today from For Food's Sake....

The recipe is easy to follow, and making it was event free - all instructions worked well.  The only thing that confused me a bit is that it says in the recipe to fill the jar to the halfway point with the hazelnut spread, but the accompanying picture shows the jar 2/3 full of the hazelnut, with only a little Dulce de Leche on top.  I filled to the 2/3 point with the hazelnut spread like the picture, but that turned out to be incorrect and I couldn't then fit in all the Dulce de Leche I'd made.

Be warned that making the Dulce de Leche is REALLY messy, even with the basket on top of the lid - the dulce de leche went up the walls, down the back of thermy, all over the place.  Still, we got there in the end.

The hazelnut spread is not very sweet at all - it's got quite a dark chocolate flavour to it.  The spread is very slightly grainy, but none the worse for that.  It's very rich - couldn't eat much of it.  It doesn't take long to set, so you won't have to leave long before you can add the Dulce layer.

The Dulce de Leche is quite salty (I know it's supposed to be, but the taste takes some getting used to).  However, the real beauty of this recipe is only appreciated when you taste both layers together - they complement each other perfectly and the sweetness of the Dulce makes up for the dark chocolate taste of the hazelnut.  

My only minor complaint is that if you had a thick Dulce layer (ie; half a jar as implied by the recipe), then it would actually be quite difficult to get down far enough into the jar to sample both layers at once, and they are definitely nicest together.

Overall, very nice 4/5 (mark deducted for the clean up operation needed after making the Dulce!!)

[fundj&e]

HB   when i know i am going to make a big mess  i use one of these
 http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=7377.645

[Bootobethin]

One of what? I can't see the mess preventer sorry!

[judydawn]

You will see it on page 2, almost at the bottom Bootobethin.

[Bootobethin]

Thankyou  JD.

[TamG]

Can anyone help me with where I went wrong on this recipe.

When I got to the end of the cooking time, the choc mix was in big clumps and the butter was separated.  It was almost like the chocolate didn't melt properly.

[cookie1]

Did you have any moisture in your bowl or lid?  Sometimes there is moisture in the seal or round it that drips down into the bowl.

[TamG]

I may have had a little moisture still in the lid, as I had just made peanut butter in it and gave it a good wash out. 

Should I try it again after it has all dried out overnight?

[Tenina]

I want to tell early FFS book owners that there is a 0 missing from the amount of milk required...that little missing 0 has cost me a lot of heartache, time and disappointed ppl.

The recipe should read 100g milk, not 10g milk. Please forgive me...if you  have that in your book, you have the original print run! (A collectors item right??) hahaha

[Cornish Cream]

Thanks Tenina.I've amended my book to the correct amount of milk

[cookie1]

Will amend mine too. thanks.

[Bedlam]

Mine amended too,thanks Tenina

[EmeraldSue]

So have I

[judydawn]

Glad this keeps getting bumped, it reminded me to alter mine too and make a note to tell DD to do the same.