Pistachio Caramel Logs

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

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

Recipe

• 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.