Millionaire's Shortbread with Claire Saffitz

Millionaire's Shortbread with Claire Saffitz | Dessert Person

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Millionaire's Shortbread with Claire Saffitz | Dessert Person
Join Claire Saffitz in this episode as she guides you step-by-step through the indulgent process of making millionaire's shortbread, a decadent treat featuring layers of buttery shortbread, rich caramel, and smooth chocolate.
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MILLIONAIRE’S SHORTBREAD
SHORTBREAD
2 sticks (226 g) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
⅔ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2¼ cups (303 g) all-purpose flour
CARAMEL and CHOCOLATE
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup demerara sugar
¾ cup heavy cream
½ cup light corn syrup
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved
¾ tsp. Diamond Crystal kosher salt
7 ounces semisweet chocolate (60-66%)
Flaky salt
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Millionaire's Shortbread
01:38 Ingredients & Special Equipment
03:42 Make the Shortbread
11:29 Make the Caramel
20:07 Melt the Chocolate
21:52 Add the Chocolate Layer
24:22 Cut & Eat
28:04 Cat cam
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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Editor/Motion Graphics: Hal McFall
Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator/Backgrounds: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton

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@CSaffitz 19 күн бұрын

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@Aaano 18 күн бұрын

Vinny's slacking! Had that cute little visitor at 8:21 and didn't capitalize on it!

@SendJeffRMail 15 күн бұрын

I love you Claire!!!!!

@graciesiegrist7433 14 күн бұрын

I was gonna say, how did no one catch that!

@markfrankel9345 13 күн бұрын

That link just does not work.

@AMPProf 11 күн бұрын

YAH NOPE.. Cosmic Junkfood Made gourmet. #24

@Cyclops303 19 күн бұрын

A little hummingbird comes to visit at 8:21

@YodasPapa 19 күн бұрын

wow great spot

@perfectionistsworld6551 19 күн бұрын

I saw it too and now I know I wasn't wrong 😊

@oopszie 19 күн бұрын

claire is a disney princess

@berbersantema7821 19 күн бұрын

Was going to comment this! Yes!

@Sunila_DragonladyCH 19 күн бұрын

I was checking if anyone had commented on it yet. So cool!

@vikkispence 19 күн бұрын

I'm Scottish, and this is absolutely a favourite - you'll find it in most cafes and coffee shops, and we often make it for bake sales and things

@Paulxl 19 күн бұрын

It looks amazing, but I wouldn't say no to plain shortbread either.

@c8graphy 19 күн бұрын

same in Australia! We call it a Caramel Slice though

@aliciaf1055 19 күн бұрын

@@c8graphy I have an English cookbook from the early 1970s that calls it Caramel Cakes - not sure when the Millionaires Shortbread name happened!

@clifforddean232 17 күн бұрын

and tell me, do they top it this sweet dessert with flaky salt lol Who salts their desserts?

@micah1754 17 күн бұрын

@@c8graphysame in New Zealand :)

@luvrvision 19 күн бұрын

i appreciate that Claire gives little tips/instructions like "don't pour the hot caramel over the hot shortbread or you may have a soggy result". my high school culinary arts teacher just printed out like half page instructions and sent us off 😭 i messed up our hollandaise sauce because the pot was hot when i put the egg yolk in, but the instructions didn't tell me if it was supposed to be or notttt

@s.r6331 18 күн бұрын

It should've said it in the recipe. Lol. You'll learn

@lamipurpure7992 18 күн бұрын

Lmao your teacher really went "people do this for technical challenges on British bake off, these inexperienced kids will be fine"

@dAfoodie101 16 күн бұрын

oh that’s not…. that’s a big part of the recipe how did she not cover that

@sarahpeacock7564 16 күн бұрын

A tip on slicing Millionaire's shortbread from my Scottish grandmother (who was a professional baker her whole life). Lightly score the top of the chocolate into the squares/slices beforehand, then go back in to cut. You'll avoid the cracking of the chocolate that way and it will look neat.

@peetabix 13 күн бұрын

Good tip.

@victoriavvc 14 күн бұрын

i feel like Vinny's learned a lot, I would love for you to do an episode where each of the crew tries to follow a stripped down version of one of your recipes, probably cookies or a cake because it allows for a margin of error.

@phantomax 19 күн бұрын

missed opportunity: Millionclaire's Shortbread

@chumbucketjones9761 19 күн бұрын

Best Comment Award.

@fajarsetiawan8665 19 күн бұрын

@chumbucketjones9761 19 күн бұрын

@@fajarsetiawan8665 yes

@ImAlsoMerobiba 19 күн бұрын

@@fajarsetiawan8665 maybe ?

@icephoenix5466 18 күн бұрын

@@ImAlsoMerobibaabsolutely

@cocosworld10 19 күн бұрын

OMG Hummingbird cameo at 8:21!!! You just know Claire is keeping those hummingbirds well fed, i'm sure the garden is gorg

@laurenceboischot4265 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for pointing it out! 😊

@ojcoz101 18 күн бұрын

As an Australian, caramel slice is a national treasure and my absolute favourite. It's the first thing I ever baked myself

@lauraatkinson8749 18 күн бұрын

As an Australian, being confused why they don't just golden syrup 😂😂

@Alice_Walker 17 күн бұрын

@@lauraatkinson8749yes! In my family we always use golden syrup.

@micah1754 17 күн бұрын

Sometimes the simple things are best huh. Very popular in NZ too. Do you make ginger crunch slice there too? That’s my other favourite

@ojcoz101 17 күн бұрын

@micah1754 I'd never heard of it before, but after a quick google, I have to try it. It looks delicious!

@subliminalvibes 19 күн бұрын

Now I feel like a millionaire! In Australia we call it 'caramel slice' and it's sold in slabs cut into 6 individual slices at bakeries everywhere! So good, it'll give me diabetes for sure. 🤗 (We use condensed milk too)

@krandlez 18 күн бұрын

first thing i thought was "hey, that's a caramel slice"

@Bekkocho 16 күн бұрын

New Zealander here! We love it over here (across the pond) too! ❤

@QuinnyBob1 19 күн бұрын

youll find millionaires shortbread everywhere in the UK its like finding a brownie or cookie in the US

@dookiepost 19 күн бұрын

It's something you'll see at a holiday dinner party in the US, at least where I live. It's so delicious

@arghleblarghle 18 күн бұрын

@@dookiepost Huh! I'm from the South, and I've never seen it 'in the wild' before. That said, it FEELS like something you'd be served in the South 😂

@charlibrown7745 17 күн бұрын

@@arghleblarghle South East Texas here, I make these for Christmas.

@EmpressStubble 19 күн бұрын

An absolute staple in my Scottish primary school. I have never clicked so quickly!

@Siimply.Jessica 16 күн бұрын

I use this recipe pretty much to the tea, because it's a very simple millionaire shortbread recipe. But if you take a cup or 1/2 a cup of salted peanuts and put it in a food processor and make your own peanut butter, and put that on top of the room temperature hardened Caramel. and then put the melted chocolate on top and it is delicious. It cuts through the sweetness of the entire shortbread and chocolate caramel mixture, and it gives a saltiness and a much needed It just cuts the sweetness down and it's amazing. But you have to make your own peanut butter. You can't use Jiffy or Smucker's or natural peanut butter. You just have to do it your own self.

@TheDondoran 7 күн бұрын

I'm not opposed to making my own peanut butter, but why can't use store-bought stuff if the only ingredients are peanuts?

@collinlafleur5145 19 күн бұрын

Love Claire's committal to not getting a big enough mixing bowl

@mikerichards6065 19 күн бұрын

Shortbread was the very first thing I learned to cook as a treat when my gran came for tea. We always used cornflour and flour to give an even more delicate biscuit that almost melts in the mouth. And now I need to make shortbread…

@snowheartlock 19 күн бұрын

Peeped a humming bird at 8:20! Oh look, Claire’s making millionares!

@floraluxla 19 күн бұрын

Oh my hot lord! I’ve not heard of millionaire’s shortbread! I love shortbread and have been eating a little package of shortbread cookies in Costa Rica called Mantequilla every morning with earl grey tea and vanilla creamer. Your version would take my little morning routine to the next level. Thank you, Claire! ❤

@chrisgordon9829 19 күн бұрын

I learn something new in every one of your videos. This time it was the butter paper being used to put enough stickiness on the interior of your pan to help the parchment paper stick. Thanks!!!

@hoolialynn26 19 күн бұрын

I first discovered this dessert when I visited a friend who was living in Northern Ireland and I've been looking for a good recipe ever since. Thanks for covering this!

@Tay3448 19 күн бұрын

This is one of my favorite all time desserts. I’ve been hoping Claire would give this recipe some of her flair. Can’t wait to try this recipe.

@Rudahn 18 күн бұрын

Echoing what everyone else has commented before about how wonderful your videos are. Millionaires shortbread is a staple here in the UK and one of the first things I ever learned to bake so this video gave me some wonderfully cosy and nostalgic vibes. I always love how considerate you are of making sure to explain why you’re doing things and little bits to watch out for or be aware of. Cant wait to try this recipe with the vanilla bean in the caramel as it sounds like it just takes it up to the next level, thank you! ❤

@MaeganJohnson0105 19 күн бұрын

It always makes my workday when Claire posts a new video.

@emilyboller6171 18 күн бұрын

The chocolate spread is so satisfying

@kgdskb 19 күн бұрын

Thank you wholeheartedly for sharing the recipe, Claire ❤

@MommyOfZoeAndLiam 16 күн бұрын

This reminds me of a recipe in my mom's Betty Crocker from the 60s for Toffee Squares. It is a Brown Sugar short bread and then you put the chocolate on top (we always put it directly on the warm shortbread and let it sit for a couple of minutes and then spread it) and then sprinkle with chopped walnutes or pecans. I remember them fondly.

@dookiepost 19 күн бұрын

My mom would make this for the holidays, always my favorite.

@BlackBirdMax Күн бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you for this video. I've never made caramel before, and i hardly ever bake, but by following your video i was able to make some banger million dollar shortbread. Thanks!

@MrAmalasan 19 күн бұрын

My mum was Scottish. This wqs very similar to what she made, and looked almost identical. This was such joyous nostalgia for me

@Justitius92 15 күн бұрын

Caramel Slice and Claire - two of my favourites together at last

@DianeGraft 19 күн бұрын

I had these several times on my last trip to England, just lovely. When I cut any sort of brownies or bars, I usually use a buttered pizza wheel, I seem to have more success with that than with a knife.

@loosecannon5193 15 күн бұрын

this is huge in the UK as millionaires shortbread. 10/10. the more flakey and buttery the shortbread the better

@fatimagarthia 13 күн бұрын

Wow, just last week I was checking if you had this recipe😱 Amazing! Can't wait to try it.

@jeffersonjefferson2883 19 күн бұрын

One of my all time favorites....Thanks Claire....Cheers...

@UGOCHINTOH 18 күн бұрын

Every video is a masterpiece. Keep doing what you're doing!

@adriennelong2770 17 күн бұрын

My mom used to bake these every year for Christmas! So good!

@JacobTheLoofah 19 күн бұрын

I recently visited london and these were all over the place there, can't wait to try making them!

@tracymyers9771 18 күн бұрын

I made these today for my husband's birthday, and OMG! So good!

@GuagoFruit 19 күн бұрын

I have this as a core memory of my childhood in Australia. I think they're still relatively common in cafes, particularly the more normal or older cafes.

@homewithbb 17 күн бұрын

This looks amazing 🤩 I will 100% be making these. Simply divine x

@BrysonGauff 16 күн бұрын

Thanks Made In. That baking slab looks nice.

@TessaOswin 19 күн бұрын

Millionaire shortbread is a favourite in my house in the uk. Quick tip if you are using vanilla pod in a recipe where you can’t use the pod skin (I have a shortbread recipe where I add seeds). You can add scrapped pod in to a jar of white sugar, shake occasionally and you get lovely vanilla sugar to use in baking ect using something that would otherwise go to waste.

@tayloragulto 19 күн бұрын

never really had these until i moved to the uk, super popular here! love your videos claire!

@erinmunro3550 15 күн бұрын

They are EVERYWHERE in the UK (or at least Scotland and England I can’t speak for Wales or Ireland, I’ve never been!) absolutely delicious. You can even get one-bite sized ones in supermarkets and big ones in bakeries or supermarkets. So good.

@dimitreze 16 күн бұрын

in my favorite coffee shop here in Fortaleza, Brazil, they have a version of this dessert but with pistacchio

@user-kw1wy8bs1r 19 күн бұрын

In Australia (where I’m from) it is called caramel slice, however it’s not quite the same. The base has coconut in it and it normally (well, in the best caramel slices, anyway) is thinner than what you see in millionaire’s shortbread. We also generally don’t use corn syrup in baking, either, so the caramel filling is slightly different.

@rebeccasunflower 18 күн бұрын

We’re like the UK, with using golden syrup. Yum!

@gethappyConor 18 күн бұрын

Ireland here, we definitely have these. My local bakery does a version with an oat base and finished with salt on top. Delicious.

@alexanderholmes9481 12 күн бұрын

Sweetened condensed milk is also a great topper for ice cream, or in the bottom or top of a milk tea. If you like Shaved Ice as a dessert, you can use it as a topper for that as well

@katiemoore-rg5vi 17 күн бұрын

Love LOVE the new intro that has ALL the cas!!

@pearsonhardin9207 19 күн бұрын

yayyy i was literally waiting for this

@nanakoranteng120 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video.

@EatCarbs 19 күн бұрын

I so want to eat a few of those right now. Thanks for the video

@sallybanner 19 күн бұрын

OMG RINGO love a classic patterned tabby

@youaintgettingmyhandle 19 күн бұрын

Definitely going to make this today. 😊

@LotteStaal 19 күн бұрын

There is a little cafe in my city (in the Netherlands!) that made a different version of this, where instead of shortbread, it is a version of a flapjack, mainly oats with honey and butter (and some more, but I haven't made them in ages), and I feel it is even better than with shortbread!

@kris_h49 19 күн бұрын

Had this shortbread in Ireland and it was beyond delicious! Now I cannot wait to make it myself :)

@carolinamarin7436 19 күн бұрын

Looks delightful!

@sallysomsel3635 18 күн бұрын

I’m English, this is my favourite treat! Served in every cafe’ and bakery.

@josephwebb8588 19 күн бұрын

From Wales and it is quite literally my favourite sweet treat.

@SueK2001 19 күн бұрын

I love these. Make them for Christmas.❤

@danielpreilly77 7 күн бұрын

This is very popular in Ireland, absolutely delicious bar/cookie, lovely

@SisterActOnVHS 15 күн бұрын

Claire is so comforting

@josieblue 19 күн бұрын

everyone let’s celebrate it’s a claire upload

@BLutnz 19 күн бұрын

Best ones I ever had are at Stargazy in south Philadelphia! Stoked to try and make some

@maryteatowel5502 18 күн бұрын

This is a New Zealand cake-tin staple too. We call it caramel slice or tan square. Instead of corn syrup we put in golden syrup.

@jessnvu 17 күн бұрын

hi claire i just made these today !! they were delicious as a beginner baker this was a more fool proof recipe!!

@scottfisher6418 17 күн бұрын

I requested these in another video! Not sure if u did it bc of me but thanks! I’m a professional chef from chicago and love your videos.

@FollowRevolutionNine 19 күн бұрын

13:50 Cafe Bombon also uses sweetened condensed milk! It's normally just espresso and sweetened condensed milk.

@kennieloo6357 19 күн бұрын

I’m behind in episodes so forgive me if I missed this before… love the new intro

@djzipster147 18 күн бұрын

You really can't go wrong with caramel slice. A crowd favourite and absolutely delicious. (I've also never found the need to use corn syrup and my slices have always stayed nice and soft).

@toxic.forest 16 күн бұрын

I looove shortbread! This looks delish

@gregdk3791 19 күн бұрын

This looks very nourishing!

@athebaar 10 күн бұрын

Well done Claire. Loved the recipe 👏🏻👏🏻

@matthewlerpiniere8953 17 күн бұрын

Love these so much, my wife makes a version and they are a fave. Would love to see you do a Canadian treat, Nanaimo Bars!!!

@judasdu9930 15 күн бұрын

Caramel slice in the north of England, I love it! Never used any kind of syrup in the Carmel though, I’m intrigued to what it changes

@user-is3jm8ml2e 17 күн бұрын

It's one of my favorites!!!

@byrd3242 19 күн бұрын

My sister made these once although she was following a recipe for a homemade twix bar, they were absolutely delicious though I think I will have to give this one a try thanks Claire.

@fcsolis 19 күн бұрын

I can make that. Make it on a Sunday and snack all work week long. Thank you.

@tiarnethomson9317 18 күн бұрын

Looks amazing!!!

@twocvbloke 19 күн бұрын

My being in the UK, we most definitely do have this, it's a very common treat so it's seen pretty much anywhere you go, whether the bakery section at tesco, or some posh do party, it's a very popular sweet snack... :)

@amyspeers8012 19 күн бұрын

I live in France and have several English, Irish and Scottish friends. They all love it. I tried to make it once and it was a total fail. Hoping you can save me. I actually have 2 pans of chocolate chip shortbread in the oven!

@RoddieH 18 күн бұрын

Timing is everything - Just a few days ago I decided to make this (inspired by a GBBO episode), so this is perfect! One thought I had was boiling the condensed milk can to create dulce de leche, but I'm wondering if that would change the texture of the final caramel.

@TreyMcDonaldAnimator 19 күн бұрын

I'm all about this. Claire just fueled my cookie addiction.

@laurenceboischot4265 19 күн бұрын

Hiya from Glasgow, Scotland, where we definitely find these. You can even get them with white chocolate.

@NancyH-we8zq 18 күн бұрын

😍 that shortbread pan

@claireb210 16 күн бұрын

Video Idea/Request! I know you’ve covered some of your cooking supplies and kitchen organization in some other videos, but would you consider doing a video that compares items for both restaurant use and home use , and what you find works best/better in your home kitchen set up? I know you’re a professional pastry chef, but I see things like your storage containers or even your cookware that would normally be in a more restaurant setting, but I admire how it functions in your personal kitchen. And if you’ve already kinda covered this ignore me lol. Would just love to hear your perspective on what you find works best in kitchens in general (whether it be traditionally restaurant use or home cook use)

@Kariwable 18 күн бұрын

that baking dish is classsssy... want

@danielletulett6217 17 күн бұрын

Followed this today. Panicked about my caramel texture until the “I think my caramel’s pretty firm” comment. Turned out perfect. Thank you!

@EmmaChamp 19 күн бұрын

Love this! You would get a millionaires shortbread in most cafes in the UK!

@enigmaticcat7915 19 күн бұрын

Love the new intro! It's so vibrant.

@TheCalilao 18 күн бұрын

Caramel Slice here in Western Australia, but yes much loved!

@aliciaf1055 19 күн бұрын

Tubes of condensed milk are a game changer. So much easier to store!

@KirkKelly667 18 күн бұрын

Canadian here, and we call it Millionaires Shortbread as well. Soooo decadent and sooooo delicious. 🇨🇦

@Polizz1000 15 күн бұрын

Love this, we call "squares" slices in Australia

@Julzdug 18 күн бұрын

The hummingbird!!! ❤

@Oanjoexterminador 15 күн бұрын

Actually, it's very easy to save leftover sweetened condensed milk, you can transfer it to a freezer safe container, it freezes really well. I don't know how common this is in the US, but here in Brazil, sweetened condensed milk comes in all sizes, so there's the half can, which is 198g (7 oz), and there's larger cans with 1kg up to 5kg cans. So I just by the 1kg can and save it in a freezer safe container, because it doesn't gets rock solid in the freezer, so it's easy to portion right out of the freezer.

@Oh_that_mle 19 күн бұрын

Millionaires shortbread is one of my favorite things to bake. I use the sheerest amount of chocolate excuse the cookie and caramel are the best part. ❤