This tasty Mexican dessert was modified from the food network website.
Dulce De Leche
Ingredients
1 quart whole milk
equivalent of 12 ounces or 1 1/2 cups sugar,
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Directions:
Combine the milk, sugar, vanilla bean and seeds in a large, 4-quart saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar substitute has dissolved. Once the sugar substitute has dissolved, add the baking soda and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to low and cook uncovered at a bare simmer. Stir occasionally, but do not re-incorporate the foam that appears on the top of the mixture. Continue to cook for 1 hour. Remove the vanilla bean after 1 hour and continue to cook until the mixture is reduced to about 1 cup, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer. Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to a month.