Millionare’s Shortbread

A peanut twist to the classic millionaire’s shortbread!

It can be made nut-free by leaving the peanuts out and the replacing the peanut butter with honey.

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Ingredients

• Shortbread:

  125g butter, softened

  2 tbsp sugar

  1 1/2 cups flour

• Filling:

  80g butter

  2 tbsp sugar

  3 tbsp peanut butter

  1 cup condensed milk

  1/4 cup salted peanuts, chopped

  1/3 cup cream

• Topping:

  150g semi-sweet chocolate

  20g whipping cream

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Method

Shortbread

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 20 cm square tin with baking paper.

• Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy.

• Sift in the flour and stir until the mixture is combined.

• Press evenly into the prepared tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Filling

• Place the butter, sugar, peanut butter, condensed milk in a saucepan and stir. Bring slowly to boil, and cook, stirring, for 5-7 minutes.

• Whisk in the cream and peanuts.

• Spread over the base and leave to set and cool completely.

Topping

• Melt the chocolate with the cream (if it splits add a dash more of cream).

• Spread it over the caramel. Leave to set, then lift out using the baking paper and cut into squares or fingers.