Tan Fingers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 7/8 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 line the bottom and sides of a 9x13x 2 inch pan with buttered parchment or foil.
• 2 set a rack in the lowest level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• 3 for the dough, beat the butter, sugar and salt with an electric mixer that has a paddle attachment, on medium speed, until soft and light, about 2-3 minutes.
• 4 beat in the vanilla and then on lowest speed add the flour, scraping the bowl and paddle with a rubber spatula and continuing to mix until the dough is smooth.
• 5 scrape 3/4 of the dough into the prepared pan.
• 6 use the palm of your hands to press the dough down evenly, without compressing it any more than necessary.
• 7 chill the dough lined pan, and reserve the remaining dough at room temperature.
• 8 for the filling, bring the butter, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan, stirring occasionally.
• 9 allow the mixture to boil gently until it starts to thicken and becomes a very light caramel color.
• 10 pour the filling into a stainless steel bowl and let it cool for 5 minutes.
• 11 remove the dough lined pan from refrigerator and scrape the filling onto the dough, spreading it out evenly to cover the dough.
• 12 use the remaining dough to make a crumbly topping. using your fingertips separate the dough into medium crumbs and evenly scatter them on the caramel filling.
• 13 bake until the filling is a deep caramel color and the dough amd crumb topping are baked through, about 30 minutes.
• 14 cool for about 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack, then lift the slab of baked dough out of pan to a cutting board, before it has cooled completely.
• 15 cut the slab into 24, 2 inch squares, store at room temperature, and serve within a couple of days.