Superfudge caramelitas (recipe)

This is a sandwich brownie recipe. This is awesome just trust me..

Superfudge brownie batter

Featuring, in order of appearance:

Butter 55gms

Baking chocolate  45gms

Egg 1ea

Caster sugar  20gms

Vanilla essence     a splash

Flour (maida)  15gms

Crushed Walnuts  xxxgms

On very low heat in a pan melt the butter. When the butter is soft or melted put the baking chocolate in it.  Stir till choc is completely melted in butter and consistency is like soup.

Tip 1: chocolate tends to burn, if u want to be very safe put the butter choco mix on a double boilet instead of on direct heat.

Tip2: to quicken this step shave off your baking chocolate bar into smaller pieces which are easier to melt.

Next whip the egg, sugar and vanilla essence till completely combined and light yellow and thick.

Add to this egg sugar mix the butter choco and mix to combine.

To this finally add the flour and mix BY HAND. Finally add the walnuts and mix by hand to homogenise. Your batter is ready

Tip 3: i crush the walnuts using a chopper so that the size of crushed pieces is like lemon pips

Salted Caramel

Butter   20 gms
Whipping Cream   1 Tablespoon (Tbsp) - this is not whippED cream, u can use Amul fresh cream instead
White Sugar   6 teaspoon (tsp)
Sea Salt/ Salt   1 pinch

Before we launch into how to make caramel, you have to remember that Caramel comes in different consistency. The consistency is managed by tweaking the ratio of butter & cream. If you want it more liquid use slightly more cream and slightly less butter. But if you want it to set when cooled then use more butter than cream.
We are shooting for slightly set type of caramel here, so that after cooling you can pick up a piece of brownie without creating a mess :D

Now onto how to make the caramel:

You need two pans,
in Pan # 1 put butter & cream on low heat and let it simmer (do not burn it)
in Pan # 2 put the white sugar and let it melt. you have to pay attention to the sugar. I would suggest to keep it on medium heat and the crystals will start becoming weird :D. The sides will melt first, when that starts hapenning use a spoon to mix it and then it will melt rapidly.
We need to get the sugar to a yellowish color, but not burnt.

When the sugar is melted and yellow take that pan off heat.
Pour the butter-cream mixture in that sugar pan and mix it with a spoon. add a pinch of sea salt and u have a caramel :)

Baking the Caramelita

We bake in OTG, no microwaves allowed!
Set preheat to 150degC, on top & bottom heat setting
Take a OTG safe dish (Metal/ Borosilicate/ Ceramic) i used a 6in x 6in square dish.
Line it with baking paper, or what you like to use (foil also works)

Now spread half of the brownie batter on the dish, ensuring that it covers the bottom properly.
Put it in the oven and bake for 8-10 min (it will be slightly set not fully done)

After that take it out (use mittens please). Spread the caramel on top of the brownie layer. If your caramel has set, warm it up a little (can use microwave or cooktop). Then pour the remaining brownie batter on top of the caramel and try your best for a nice sandwich with minimum mixing of the layers.

Bake for 10-12 min at 150degC, top & bottom heat setting.

Tip 4: Having very liquid caramel will be easy to spread but will cause a lot of mixing, however thicker caramel will be difficult to spread but will be great to keep the layers separate. The not being able to spread problem will be fixed when u heat it and then wait for a couple of minute after spreading to let it thicken up.

Do NOT eat it while hot, wait for it to cool down to room temp, then refrigerate it at least for an hour (do i have to say, do not freeze it please?!) and then cut it into smaller pieces and enjoy :)