Dulce de leche
Photography by Photography by Becky Nunes.
METHOD
Traditionally dulce de leche is made by simmering milk and sugar for 4 hours. However, there are two easier options. The first is to cook a whole, unopened tin of condensed milk in a pan of boiling water for 2 hours. The tin must be immersed in water all the time. The other is to use pre-prepared caramelised condensed milk (Highlander caramel).

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