My sister-in-law loves caramel. She also loves lavender. Her affection for these items are documented here and here. For her birthday present, lavender fleur de sel caramels were the obvious choice. 
Happy Birthday Beth!
Lavender Fleur de Sel Caramels
adapted from Epicurious
1 cup heavy cream
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 teaspoon lavender fleur de sel
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup1/4 cup water
1 tbs culinary lavender, chopped and additional fleur de sel for sprinkling on top of caramel.
Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, then oil parchment. Bring cream, butter, and fleur de sel to a boil in a small saucepan, remove from heat and set aside.
Boil sugar, corn syrup, and water in a heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil, without stirring but gently swirling pan, until desired shade of caramel is reached.
Carefully stir in cream mixture and simmer, stirring frequently, until caramel registers 248°F on thermometer. Pour into baking pan and cool 2 hours. Cut into 1-inch pieces, then wrap each piece in a square of parchment paper.
1 comments:
i can attested- as my sticky fingers hit the keys- that these little babies hit the perfect salty/sweet note i am always in search of...just gooey enough, but doesn't stick in your teeth...hot cup of earl grey to melt the whole bite away- and bite into another! good thing this nursing mother can take in an extra couple hundred calories. yummmmmmmmmmmm
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