BACON TOFFEE

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This is the toffee for Claudia Fleming's apple crostata, inspired by her mother's specialty, an apple turnover. When Ms. Fleming made this sauce with Mark Bittman, he told her it was gorgeous. "Brown sugar is magical," was her reply.

Provided by Claudia Fleming

Categories quick

Time 15m

Yield About 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 (1-pound) box dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
5 ounces (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 ounces rendered bacon fat (from about 4 slices thick-cut bacon)

Steps:

In a heavy medium saucepan, combine cream, sugar, vanilla and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a low simmer, and allow to cook for 3 to 5 minutes being careful not to let it get too hot and bubble over.
Remove from heat and whisk in butter followed by bacon fat; stir until thoroughly combined. Serve sauce warm. Can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 10 days.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 282, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 19 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 148 milligrams, Sugar 28 grams, TransFat 0 grams