Homemade Twix Bars

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Twix Bars

Author: Sarah Truesdell

Ingredients

For the Shortbread

• 2 1/2 cups (350g) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup (8 oz) unsalted butter, melted

For the filling

• 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup (200 g) brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup (4 fl oz) heavy cream
• 1/2 cup (4 fl oz) corn syrup
• 1/2 cup (4 oz) unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp salt

for the chocolate

• 8 oz, bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

Instructions

Make the Shortbread

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Make foil sling for 13 by 9-inch baking pan by folding 2 long sheets of aluminum foil; first sheet should be 13 inches wide and second sheet should be 9 inches wide. Lay sheets of foil in pan perpendicular to each other, with extra foil hanging over edges of pan. Push foil into corners and up sides of pan, smoothing foil flush to pan. 
3. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in medium bowl. 
4. Add melted butter and stir with rubber spatula until flour is evenly moistened. 
5. Crumble dough evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Using your fingertips and palm of your hand, press and smooth dough into even thickness. Using fork, pierce dough at 1-inch intervals. 
6. Bake until light golden brown and firm to touch, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pan to wire rack. Using sturdy metal spatula, press on entire surface of warm crust to compress (this will make finished bars easier to cut). 
7. Let crust cool until it is just warm, at least 20 minutes.

Make the filling

1. Stir all ingredients together in large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. 
2. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture registers between 236 and 239 degrees (temperature will fluctuate), 16 to 20 minutes. 
3. Pour over crust and spread to even thickness (mixture will be very hot). 
4. Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.

Temper the Chocolate*

1. Microwave chopped chocolate in bowl at 50 percent power, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted but not much warmer than body temperature (check by holding in palm of your hand), 1 to 2 minutes. 
2. Add grated chocolate and stir until smooth, returning to microwave for no more than 5 seconds at a time to finish melting if necessary. Spread chocolate evenly over surface of filling. 
3. Refrigerate shortbread until chocolate is just set, about 10 minutes.

Cut into bars

1. Using foil overhang, lift shortbread out of pan and transfer to cutting board; discard foil. Using serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, cut shortbread in half crosswise to create two 6 1/2 by 9-inch rectangles. Cut each rectangle in half to make four 3 1/2 by 9-inch strips. Cut each strip crosswise into 10 equal pieces. (Shortbread can be stored at room temperature, between layers of parchment, for up to 1 week.)

Notes:

*There is an option to chill the shortbread and caramel, then cut into bars and dip the bars into chocolate to make a proper candy bar. I suggest trying this on a second time making this recipe.

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