Boiling condensed milk???

Should be plenty - you did immerse them though in a pan of water?

Here's a nifty recipe for the remaining can of toffee - just halve the
ingredients and make a mini-banoffee pie!

Banoffee Pie
This is the original Banoffee recipe as used by 'Hungry Monk' chef Lucy
Baldwin, who devised the recipe.

12 oz uncooked shortcrust pastry (if you need a recipe email me)
2 tins condensed milk
1 1/2 lbs firm bananas
3/4 pint double cream (whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks does the
job)
1/2 tsp powdered instant coffee
1 dessertspoon castor sugar
a little fresh ground coffee

Preheat oven to 190 DegC or 375DegF.
Lightly grease a 10"x 1.5" flan tin.
Line the tin with thinly rolled pastry, [censored] base with fork and blind
bake until crisp and allow to cool.
Immerse the unopened cans of condensed milk in deep pan of boiling
water, cover and boil for 3 hours.
Insure pan does not boil dry or the cans will explode.
Remove the cans from the water and allow to cool competely (before
pouring the cold toffee mixture into the baked flan crust).
Whip the cream with instant coffee and sugar until smooth.
Spread the toffee over the base of the pastry.
Peel and halve the bananas lengthways and lay them on the toffee base.
Finally, spoon or pipe the cream lightly over the bananas and sprinkle
the freshly ground coffee on the cream for garnish.
Serves 8-10.

LadyJane
--
"Never trust a skinny cook!"

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I boiled 2 unopened cans of condensed milk for around 4 hours...Was that
long enough?

For quicker results, you can just microwave them for 25 minutes.

Yes - 4 hours is fine. The water doesn't really need to boil.
Just keep it over 190F or so - less energy consumption that way.
You can also do it in a double boiler with a lid if the can-thing
scared you.

-sw

Steve Wertz wrote on 04 May 2006 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

For quicker results, you can just microwave them for 25 minutes.

I think this is incorrect. First if it was in unopened cans the metal would
disallow this. Second if it was in a open container the milk would have
totally evapourated and possiby burnt thru the container in the time
allowed. Third if it was in a closed microwave safe container the pressure
would build and BOOM! condensed milk everywhere.

I'll stick with the tried and true...A large pot, a old face cloth and a
lid. put a lot of water in a tall pot, fold the face cloth and place at the
bottom of the pot. Then place the cans of milk on the folded cloth and put
on the lid. Continually keep adusting the heat on the stove to keep the
boiling over under control. You start out on high and work your way down to
low. Check the pot regularly to ensure there is always water covering the
cans by at least 1 incht...

--
-Alan

Mr Libido Incognito said:

Steve Wertz wrote on 04 May 2006 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

For quicker results, you can just microwave them for 25 minutes.

I think this is incorrect.

I said that for the benefit of the AOL and WebTVers who will run
the microwave and start nuking. Anybody else would know I wasn't
serious.

-sw

Mr Libido Incognito wrote on 03 May 2006 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

So I boiled 2 unopened cans of condensed milk for around 4 hours...Was
that long enough? I really don't want to open them to find out. I need
one of them them for a cake I promised to make for my hair
dresser/barber... The other I'd planned on keeping unopened for a
while till the urge struck me to make another cake or as a filling for
cookies.

Apparently 4 hours gets you a dark brown fairly firm consistency...next
time I'll try 1.5 to 2 hours so it will at least be pourable. OOOPS.

Nothing Ventured...Nothing Gained.

--
-Alan

On Wed 03 May 2006 09:59:20p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr Libido
Incognito?

Quoted message said:

So I boiled 2 unopened cans of condensed milk for around 4 hours...Was
that long enough? I really don't want to open them to find out. I need
one of them them for a cake I promised to make for my hair
dresser/barber... The other I'd planned on keeping unopened for a while
till the urge struck me to make another cake or as a filling for
cookies.

Or just eat the 2nd can with a spoon. :-)

It also makes a good pie filling with sliced bananas.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Steve Wertz said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I boiled 2 unopened cans of condensed milk for around 4 hours...Was that
long enough?

For quicker results, you can just microwave them for 25 minutes.

Yes - 4 hours is fine. The water doesn't really need to boil.
Just keep it over 190F or so - less energy consumption that way.
You can also do it in a double boiler with a lid if the can-thing
scared you.

-sw

Or if you are lucky and have a well supplied Latino grocery near you,
you just buy Nestle Dulce de Leche. Just open and use it, no heating
the can for hours at a time.

SD

SD said:

Or if you are lucky and have a well supplied Latino grocery near you,
you just buy Nestle Dulce de Leche. Just open and use it, no heating
the can for hours at a time.

They sell it all the grocery stores around here. Then again,
we're all Mexicans here in Texas.

I think people want to do it themselves for the Fear Factor.

-sw

Steve Wertz said:

SD said:

Or if you are lucky and have a well supplied Latino grocery near you,
you just buy Nestle Dulce de Leche. Just open and use it, no heating
the can for hours at a time.

They sell it all the grocery stores around here. Then again,
we're all Mexicans here in Texas.

I think people want to do it themselves for the Fear Factor.

-sw

LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100% humidity
and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is absolutely miserable
to be in the kitchen watching something on the stove for 4 hours.

OB Food - Chilenas: take dulce de leche and spread between two sugar
cookies (home made or store bought). Pipe dulce de leche on top.
Decorate with small pieces of candied cherries.

SD

On Thu 04 May 2006 07:01:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it SD?

Quoted message said:

Steve Wertz said:

SD said:

Or if you are lucky and have a well supplied Latino grocery near you,
you just buy Nestle Dulce de Leche. Just open and use it, no heating
the can for hours at a time.

They sell it all the grocery stores around here. Then again, we're all
Mexicans here in Texas.

I think people want to do it themselves for the Fear Factor.

-sw

LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100% humidity
and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is absolutely miserable
to be in the kitchen watching something on the stove for 4 hours.

OB Food - Chilenas: take dulce de leche and spread between two sugar
cookies (home made or store bought). Pipe dulce de leche on top.
Decorate with small pieces of candied cherries.

Followed immediately by a trip to the dentist!

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

"SD" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1146794501.230699.87170
@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Quoted message said:

LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100% humidity
and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is absolutely miserable
to be in the kitchen watching something on the stove for 4 hours.

Man oh man..... it *sucks* where you live!!

:-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

LucasP said:

"SD" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1146794501.230699.87170
@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Quoted message said:

LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100% humidity
and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is absolutely miserable
to be in the kitchen watching something on the stove for 4 hours.

Man oh man..... it *sucks* where you live!!

:-)

Actually it does suck during the rainy season. The electricity often
goes out for hours on end - no fans!

SD

On Thu 04 May 2006 10:44:33p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it SD?

Quoted message said:

LucasP said:

"SD" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1146794501.230699.87170
@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Quoted message said:

LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100% humidity
and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is absolutely miserable
to be in the kitchen watching something on the stove for 4 hours.

Man oh man..... it *sucks* where you live!!

:-)

Actually it does suck during the rainy season. The electricity often
goes out for hours on end - no fans!

SD

What area do you live in?

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On Thu 04 May 2006 10:44:33p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it SD?

Quoted message said:

LucasP said:

"SD" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1146794501.230699.87170
@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

>
> LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
> hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
> temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100%
> humidity and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is
> absolutely miserable to be in the kitchen watching something on
> the stove for 4 hours.

Man oh man..... it *sucks* where you live!!

:-)

Actually it does suck during the rainy season. The electricity often
goes out for hours on end - no fans!

SD

What area do you live in?

Sounds like it's Poodunk, Alaska!!

:-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

LucasP <[email hidden]> wrote in news:Xns97BAA96C147E39999999@
81.174.50.80:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On Thu 04 May 2006 10:44:33p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it SD?

Quoted message said:

LucasP wrote:
> "SD" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1146794501.230699.87170
> @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>
> >
> > LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
> > hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
> > temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100%
> > humidity and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is
> > absolutely miserable to be in the kitchen watching something on
> > the stove for 4 hours.
>
>
> Man oh man..... it *sucks* where you live!!
>
> :-)
>

Actually it does suck during the rainy season. The electricity often
goes out for hours on end - no fans!

SD

What area do you live in?

Sounds like it's Poodunk, Alaska!!

:-)

Opps, that should be Poodunk, Florida!!

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

LucasP said:

Opps, that should be Poodunk, Florida!!

You're just a regular one-man funny farm, ain't ya

ObFood: Thin sliced beef heart sandwich with marinated tomatoes
and Kraft mayo.

-sw

On Thu 04 May 2006 11:54:32p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Steve Wertz?

Quoted message said:

LucasP said:

Opps, that should be Poodunk, Florida!!

You're just a regular one-man funny farm, ain't ya

ObFood: Thin sliced beef heart sandwich with marinated tomatoes
and Kraft mayo.

No thanks... My one encounter with beef heart nearly stopped mine. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Thu 04 May 2006 10:44:33p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it SD?

Quoted message said:

LucasP said:

"SD" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1146794501.230699.87170
@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

>
> LPG costs too damn much here to have something on the stove for 4
> hours. It's the start of the rainy season which brings high
> temperatures and humidity - mid 80s to mid 90s with near 100% humidity
> and rainstorms everyday. No one has A/C so it is absolutely miserable
> to be in the kitchen watching something on the stove for 4 hours.

Man oh man..... it *sucks* where you live!!

:-)

Actually it does suck during the rainy season. The electricity often
goes out for hours on end - no fans!

SD

What area do you live in?

The central highlands of Honduras.

SD

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I boiled 2 unopened cans of condensed milk for around 4 hours...Was that
long enough? I really don't want to open them to find out. I need one of
them them for a cake I promised to make for my hair dresser/barber... The
other I'd planned on keeping unopened for a while till the urge struck me
to make another cake or as a filling for cookies.

--
-Alan

Wow ! This really brings back memories, I used to call it magic, this
can of creamy stuff , turns into the dark colored rich custard. Yes ,
sometimes a treat was to just eat it with a spoon!!
Rosie