Dulce de Leche or Confiture de Lait

I found this on David Lebovitz' recipe blog. Since our most recent dulce de leche discussion was not long ago, I thought people might be interested in the oven-baked version.
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/

Dulce de Leche or Confiture de Lait
Adapted from The Perfect Scoop (Ten Speed Press)

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).

Pour one can (400 gr/14 oz) of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) into a glass pie plate or shallow baking dish. Stir in a few flecks of sea salt.

Set the pie plate within a larger pan, such as a roasting pan, and add hot water until it reaches halfway up the side of the pie plate.

Cover the pie plate snugly with aluminum foil and bake for 1 to 1-1/4 hours. (Check a few times during baking and add more water to the roasting pan as necessary).

Once the Dulce de Leche is nicely browned and caramelized, remove from the oven and let cool. Once cool, whisk until smooth.

Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Warm gently in a warm water bath or microwave oven before using.

I might have to make some, since the blog also has a recipe for Dulce de Leche brownies. And also cheesecake brownies, which do not require dulce de leche but look rather yummy anyway. Maybe I need to make both and then decide if I have a preference.

jp, wandering through food-blog-land on the 'net
(12/19/08)