A holiday cooking goal I had set for myself in November was to try my hand at making caramels. By mid-December I had forgotten that promise and was ready to place an order for homemade caramels from a neighbor when my betrothed came home from Costco's with their holiday version of Costco Connection. As I quickly skimmed the publication, (deciding if it was worthy of taking up space on an already over-crowded counter), a recipe for Sea Salt Caramels caught my eye. The recipe looked great on paper so I headed to the grocery store for the ingredients. Who knew heavy cream, butter, sugar and other ingredients that alter the readings on your bathroom scale could turn into something so wonderful? The fine sea salt in the caramels and the courser grain on top adds something special to this recipe.
NOTES: I turned to Matt to help stir when it was seemingly taking forever to reach the "hard crack" temperature necessary to give the caramels their chewy consistency. Oh yeah...you'll need a candy thermometer (or borrow one from a nice neighbor) to know if your caramels reach said "hard crack" stage. So...try what became a hit in our house...Sea Salt Caramels. Here is the link to the recipe just in time for Valentine's Day! http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/2008cookbook/?pg=229
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