Creamy Caramel à l'Orange

Creamy Caramel à l'orange

This creamy caramel à l'orange can be used in many desserts.
I put it in my cake with apple and caramel à l'orange heart.
It is delicious on crêpes, biscuits, pancakes, on the bottom of a chocolate tart, etc.
The caramel and orange flavors offer an exquisite combination.

The recipe: 

Sugar	1 cup + 2 Tsp	7.4oz	210g	Make a "caramel à sec"
Glucose		1.48oz	42g	Add melted and stir
Butter	3 Tbs	1.48oz	42g	Out of the stove: add small cubes and stir
Heavy Cream	½ cup + 2 Tbs	4.93oz	140g	Add warm and stir
Orange Juice (from an orange)	¼ cup + 2 Tbs	2.46oz	70g	Add warm and stir

Step by step:

Prepare weighed ingredients, and put everything next to you:
Glucose, small cubed butter, heavy cream, orange juice (from a fresh orange, please) in separated pans.
Bring the heavy cream to a quick boil; do the same with the sifted orange juice. Do not do it too far in advance, because it has to be incorporated while still warm in the caramel. Set aside.

The way to prepare this caramel is called "caramel à sec."
It means that you are going to cook some sugar and only sugar (no water added) in a cooking pan until it turns into a nice caramel.

Put a little bit of sugar in a cooking pan (cover the bottom of the pan) on a light fire.
You don't want the sugar to burn.
Every time it starts to melt, add a little bit more sugar on the melting part. Do not stir, just move the cooking pan if you want to spread the sugar.
Do this until all the sugar is used.

Melt glucose a few seconds in the microwave, add to the caramel. Stir with a wooden spoon or spatula.

Out of the stove. Add the butter cut into small pieces, and stir until incorporated. 

Add the warm (but not too hot), heavy cream and stir; then the orange juice and stir.













Sometimes the sugar may crystalize. Do not worry, because you are going to put it back on the stove and it's going to melt.

Put the caramel back on the stove and bring to 226°F / 108°C.
Pour it into a sterilized glass container. The caramel can be kept in the refrigerator for about a month.

Enjoy!