Dulce de Leche with coffee bits
Dulce de Leche (yield: about 2 cups)
1 300 milliliter can full cream condensed milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup fresh milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp instant coffee powder
Serve with:
assorted cakes (cut in cubes)
assorted fruits (cut in cubes)
assorted cookies
Peel off the label from a can of condensed milk. Place can in a pressure cooker and pour enough water to cover can by about 2 inches and cook for an hour. Start timing once pressure cooker starts to whistle. Cool slightly (good enough to handle) before opening can.
Once needed, in a bowl, mix dulce de leche, heavy cream, vanilla and coffee, whisk to blend. Serve warm.
assorted cookies
You can make the dulce de leche days in advance, just as I did. You’re supposed to re heat the dulce de leche (unopened can) before adding the rest of the ingredients. But since I’m in a hurry (This is for the Oscar awards TV date) I sort of dumped everything in a double boiler and ended up with a bubbly and foamy dulce de leche. Of course it still tasted like heaven and sin at the same time, don’t worry.
Nevertheless, use the original recipe’s proper procedure.
Like I mentioned this is for the Oscar awards’ via satellite viewing last last Monday. Last year’s version was horrifying and was hoping for a better night. I can’t say I’m satisfied but I wasn’t that disappointed either.
Billy Crystal was proper and decent enough to keep me from switching channels but it was also kind of a dozy. It reminded me of that time with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, now that remains to be my favorite.
It wasn’t as eventful as I hoped except for a few zing and zang. I ended up sleeping soon after it ended because I was too bored and the sugar rush sent me to an unavoidable lull.
When I woke up I accidentally found August Rush.
Ms. Russel is as always an inspiration.
Mr. Ryhs-Meyer is as always dreamy.
Mr. Highmore is now a grown-up!
Now, its perfect.