255. Caramel Sauce

Caramel sauce is fantastic.
Salted caramel anything is even better.
There are innumerable uses for caramel sauce: as a dip for apples, drizzled over ice cream, over apple tart, over brownies, over cheesecake... really your imagination is the limit.

This recipe if adapted from the Brown Eyed Baker, and you can omit the salt or add it as you like, though once you have tasted salted caramel, there is no going back to regular caramel.
There are instructions included if you want to use a thermometer, but I just followed the recipe by eye, without a thermometer, and it came out great.

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
12 Tbsp (150g) butter, at room temperature, cut into pieces
1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
1 Tbsp sea salt

Method:

Add the sugar in an even layer over the bottom of a heavy saucepan.
Heat the sugar over medium-high heat, whisking it as it begins to melt.
You'll see that the sugar will begin to form clumps, but that's okay. Just keep whisking and as it continues to cook, they will melt back down.
Stop whisking once all of the sugar has melted, and swirl the pan occasionally while the sugar cooks.

Continue cooking until the sugar has reached a deep amber color.
It should look almost a reddish-brown, and have a slight toasted aroma.
This is the point where caramel can go from perfect to burnt in a matter of seconds, so keep a close eye.
If you are using an instant-read thermometer, cook the sugar until it reaches 350 degrees F.

As soon as the caramel reaches 350 degrees, add the butter all at once.
Be careful, as the caramel will bubble up when the butter is added.
Whisk the butter into the caramel until it is completely melted.
Remove the pan from the heat and slowly pour the cream into the caramel.
Again, be careful because the mixture will once again bubble up ferociously.
Whisk until all of the cream has been incorporated and you have a smooth sauce.
Add the sea salt and whisk to incorporate

Set the sauce aside to cool for 10 to 15 minutes and then pour into your favorite glass jar and let cool to room temperature.
You can refrigerate the sauce for up to 2 weeks.
You'll want to warm the sauce up before using.

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