Pistachio Caramel Logs

Submitted by Tisme

"Perfect for the sweet tooth.Cooking time is refrigeration time."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 45mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 48 logs

ingredients

• 125 g butter, chopped
• 400 g sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3⁄4 cup pistachios, shelled, toasted and finely chopped

directions

1. Line the base and side of a seep 19cm square cake pan with baking paper.
2. Combine the butter, milk, golden syrup, sugar and cream of tartar in a medium, heavy based saucepan and stir over heat without boiling until the sugar dissolves. When sugar is completley dissolved bring to boil and whisk constantly over the heat for about 8 minutes or until mixture is thick and dark caramel in colour.
3. Put the mixture into prepared pan and stand the caramel for 15 minutes.
4. Mark 6 strips with a greased knife and cool caramel.
5. Remove caramel from pan & cut into strips where they were marked. Roll strips in the nuts, whilst shaping into a 32cm long sausage log. Press nuts firmly into caramel.
6. Cut diagonally into 4cm pieces.
7. Store in refrigerator for about 2 hours before serving.