A scrumptious Toffee Apple Millionaires Shortbread which consists of buttery shortbread filled with a layer of cinnamon apple, topped with a gooey caramel sauce and chocolate on top. Delicious!

Never before have I attempted to make a millionaires shortbread from scratch before. I have made easy , almost , ‘cheat’ versions using ready made toffee sauce, and bashed up shortbread biscuits melted with butter to make the base. However, for the bake along I made it all myself and I have to say it was well worth the effort.
Mind you, having just watched the efforts of the bakers on tonights show, maybe I did not make my caramel sauce properly from scratch after all, as I used condensed milk, sugar and golden syrup which maybe is a cheat!







- *For the shortbread*
- 235g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
- 110g caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
- 225g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 110g cornflour
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- *For the apple filling*
- 1 eating apple, very thinly sliced
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp caster sugar
- *For the caramel sauce*
- 1 tin of condensed milk
- 150g salted butter
- 50g light demerera sugar
- 50g golden syrup
- *Topping*
- 200g milk chocolate
- Instructions
- *To make the apple shortbread*
- Grease and line 1 x 8inch cake sponge tin
- Put the butter and sugar into a large bowl and cream together, using an electric hand-held whisk or wooden spoon, until light and fluffy.
- Sift the flour and cornflour into the bowl, add the salt and cinnamon and mix together until smoothly combined.
- Tip the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and knead to a soft dough.
- Roll out the dough between 2 pieces of baking parchment to a thickness of 1cm. You need enough to cover an 8 inch cake tin twice
- Carefully, remove a piece that will fit the base of the lined cake tin (or pieces - mine broke into 3!) and press it into the tin. If you shortbread does break, you can just push it back together inside the tin
- Prick the base with a fork a few times
- Now top with the thin apple slices
- Next, scatter the cinnamon and caster sugar over the top of the apples
- Take the other piece of shortbread , and cover the apples completely. Prick with a fork and then chill in there fridge for 20-30 minutes
- Pre heat the oven to 170oC / 150oC (fan)
- Cook the shortbread for 20-30 minutes until just starting to turn golden brown
- Remove and allow to cool completely inside the tin.
- *To make the caramel *
- Place all of the ingredients into a non stick pan over a medium heat
- Stirring most of the time, allow to simmer but not boil. The sauce should start to thicken and darken. I made my sauce a golden caramel colour, so it probably rook 10-15 minutes to do this. Be careful the sauce does not burn/get stuck to the pan/boil
- Pour the sauce over your now cold shortbread base and smooth over
- Leave to cool and then loosely cover with foil and chill in the fridge for a few hours / over night.
- *Chocolate topping*
- Melt the chocolate and then pour over the top of your now cold caramel sauce , smooth over and leave to set. Do not put it into the fridge , else it will be too hard to cut and will crack.
- Once the chocolate is set, enjoy
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The #GBBOBloggers2017 Linky
You are welcome to bake along with me and some other long standing GBBOBloggers, the more the merrier in fact. You can read the rules here which are not strict really, but they just explains my twitter accounts and all that jazz! All I ask is that you please add my badge, a link to my blog and share the GBBO love by sharing or commenting on some of the bakes that link up.
The linky will open either Tuesday after the new episode, or Wednesday morning, depending on how organised I have been! I might not have time to cary out a full Star Baker round up as I have done in previous years. However, I will still devise a Star Baker Badge for each episode. Therefore, if this proves to be the case, and I don’t have time to write a separate post each week, then I will mention the Star Bakers in my new recipe post with the new linky. Of course, this might change …….. and therefore, we will see how it goes.
Thank you to everyone who linked up for week 3 – there were some amazing bread recipes linked up. Here are the recipes submitted by the 11 bloggers who joined in last week for Bread Week
Now to pick a Star Baker. This is always so hard. I almost awarded Helen with her teacakes because they looked amazing BUT I am going with this Cottage Loaf instead, because, quite frankly, it is huge and looks amazing! Therefore, well done to Sammie and I look forward to seeing more of your bakes x
To recap: the themes for caramel week are:
Signature Bake – Millionaires Shortbread
Technical bake – Stroopwafels
Showstopper – Caramel Cake Showstopper
I look forward to seeing your delicious caramel inspired bakes this week!
hosted by Angela
Absolutely drool worthy recipe Jenny and beautifully styled pictures too. Pinned for later. #CookBlogShare 🙂 x
Thank you Julie, that is so lovely of you to say 🙂 xx
First of all thank you so much for choosing me asStar Baker. I am thrilled and a bit embarrassed as the other bakes were so good.
Wow I love the Toffee apple element to your millionaire’s shortbread. I can imagine passing squares of this around on bonfire night with mugs of frothy hot chocolate. Yummy x
You are most welcome – your loaf was so big and beautiful.
oooh yes served with some frothy hot chocolate would be awesome! x
oh I was so close with my teacakes! You definitely picked the right start baker though as that cottage loaf is epic!
Loving your flavour combo in the caramel shortbread – apple & caramel is always a winner! Men do make me laugh as they have a very short memory when it comes to our food – Matt has told me many a time that X is the best thing I’ve ever made!
Yes you were Helen, and then Sammie linked up her cottage loaf, and I just felt she nipped you to the finishing line!
Thank you – apple and caramel is always a great flavour aren’t they? And yes, men do have short food memories for sure, although it is rare for me to get such praise from Jon! x
Your photos for this amazing bake are just out of this world! I feel like I’ve stumbled upon a secret tea party in a magical woodland. Just amazing!
Awwww thank you so much Rebecca for your lovely comment 🙂 x
This looks so tasty. The sheer size of it is a sight to behold! Love the ideas of the flavours too. I used to make caramel with condensed milk until recently. I do think that condensed milk is slightly easier to use to make the caramel sauce which is always an advantage. When I make it the way the bakers did it seems a little hit and miss sometimes but does make a really tasty caramel. x
Thank you Cat and yes a big round of millionaires shortbread is lovely to look at LOL!I must try making caramel with sugar and cream next time , be interesting to see if I can pull it off x
Love your shortbread Jenny all autumnal with apples and cinnamon, perfect. The woodland setting for the photograph is simply gorgeous too! x
Apples and caramel are such a bread combination x
Fabulous, as usual Jenny, those pics are making my mouth water x
Absolutely stunning.Can taste it now!xx
The crust on that star bakers cottage loaf looks amazing. I can never get mine that crusty.
As for your shortbread I love the idea of apple it goes so well with caramel.
Oh wow Jenny!!! I adore Millionaires Shortbread but you have taken it to the next level! This looks and sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Thank you Kirsty x
Mmmmm this is so heavenly Jenny! I love that you included a layer of apple & cinnamon in there too – it makes it so perfect for autumn – and absolutely perfect with the caramel! Most definitely yum! Thnkyou for joining in with #Bakingcrumbs again Jenny 🙂
Angela
Thank you Angela x
Oh, these sound delicious Jenny. Loved this GBBO challenge. I’ve never been keen on Millionaire’s shortbread before, but now I’m keen to give it a whirl.
I didn’t include these in the #WeShouldCocoa round-up as you’re brownies got there first and I only take one recipe per blogger each month. I’d have done this one if I’d seen it first.
Thank you – it was very delicious and something my OH cannot wait for me to make again x
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