Recipe of Hazelnut Caramels - Food Recipes

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Hazelnut Caramels

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Serving Size : 81
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Candy Holiday Gift Giving Recipes

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

1 cup unsalted butter 1 1/4 cups brown sugar -- packed 1 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups dark corn syrup 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 1 vanilla bean -- split lenghwise 1 cup toasted hazelnuts -- coarsely chopped cellophane/colored plastic wrap Line a 9" square baking pan with 2" high sides with heavy duty aluminum foil, extending foil over the sides of the pan. Butter foil. Melt 1 cup butter in a heavy large saucepan over low heat. Add both sugars, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk and stir until sugar dissolves. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into mixture; add bean. Attach a clip on candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan. Increase heat to medium and bring mixture to a boil. Cook mixture for 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Using tongs, remove vanilla bean and discard. Continue cooking until candy thermometer registers 242F, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes longer. Immediately remove from heat; stir in hazelnuts. Quickly pour caramel into prepared pan (do not scrape saucepan). Cool until almost firm, about 1 hour. Using a buttered heavy large knife, score 8 lines lengthwise to a depth of 1/4" in caramel, then score 8 lines crosswise. Using same buttered heavy large knife, cut caramel on scored lines into pieces. Wrap each piece of caramel in colored cellophane/plastic wrap. Can be make 2 weeks ahead. Store in an airtight container. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -