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    This week on Basics, it's time to make the ultimate cookie: millionaire's shortbread. Recipe adapted from America's Test Kitchen: bit.ly/39tqjHe
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  • @TheBlondegedu
    @TheBlondegedu 4 года назад +8521

    "Vanilla extract" when he clearly adds vanilla paste and knows us plebs can't afford the stuff.

    • @JadeCroft
      @JadeCroft 4 года назад +587

      I didn't come here to be attacked plz 🥺

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 4 года назад +370

      THEY MAKE PASTE FROM VANILLA?

    • @onion2098
      @onion2098 4 года назад +66

      Merritt Animation yes

    • @cs39291
      @cs39291 4 года назад +62

      TheBlondegedu the audacity smh

    • @Bosscarnage4
      @Bosscarnage4 4 года назад +142

      Listen I didn't come in here to be disrespected like this

  • @Jesteresque20
    @Jesteresque20 4 года назад +8247

    "something that hold's its shape but is still nice and crumbly" moon sand, you're going for moon sand

    • @benjaminrodovinski7232
      @benjaminrodovinski7232 4 года назад +111

      Addy Skelton it keeps its shape because there’s no wind on the moon not because it’s moon sand

    • @georgeofakind1710
      @georgeofakind1710 4 года назад +331

      Benjamin Rodovinski moon sand is a messy play thing, something between play dough and kinetic sand.

    • @embasorangiratina36
      @embasorangiratina36 4 года назад +79

      @@georgeofakind1710 Also the grains are sharp and rough like asbestos, so dont breath in moon dust.

    • @mynewaccount2361
      @mynewaccount2361 4 года назад +246

      Mfw two guys think moon sand is actually sand from the moon

    • @-0__________________________0-
      @-0__________________________0- 4 года назад +34

      @@mynewaccount2361 I know right

  • @gracecooper1891
    @gracecooper1891 4 года назад +1071

    I actually did end up making these a little while ago using this recipe, and I wanna say that they’re totally worth it! The shortbread is lovely, and I didn’t manage to temper the chocolate (though I didn’t expect to, it’s incredibly hard) and the caramel is lovely!
    A warning, however: the caramel will take a *long* time, at least in relation to how long you think you can stir. My arms hurt a ton, with help stirring from my family! Totally worth it though. I gave some to a bunch of friends, they all loved it. My mother cursed me for making more sugar, lol.
    10/10 would make again

    • @Death_Bliss
      @Death_Bliss 3 года назад +43

      Hullo, if you ever want to make it again but the caramel sounds too strenuous, you can make a simpler version too.
      Heat a cup of sugar with a splash of water (just enough to dissolve) till amber, then take it off the heat and add 3 knobs of butter, a pinch of salt and 1/4 cup heavy cream. Let it cool down, and it will thicken up sufficiently to become ooey-gooey.
      (You might've already known how to make caramel sauce but I explained it regardless.)

    • @sophianazareno2926
      @sophianazareno2926 3 года назад +3

      @@Death_Bliss thank you

    • @Faraaz.Writes
      @Faraaz.Writes 3 года назад +1

      Can u please tell me the quantity of condence milk he used in video?

    • @eetohi
      @eetohi 3 года назад +1

      @@Faraaz.Writes 14 Ounces.

    • @DekarNL
      @DekarNL 3 года назад +1

      Caramel takes ages indeed

  • @AFN2750
    @AFN2750 4 года назад +3138

    “Something known as docking” also known as “something never to google”

    • @eyywannn8601
      @eyywannn8601 4 года назад +151

      Ah, sounding.

    • @_Myrhl
      @_Myrhl 4 года назад +61

      I googled it anyways

    • @eyywannn8601
      @eyywannn8601 4 года назад +192

      Psihopat For RB26r34Johny Just say it’s a pp in a pp. Don’t make it so vague.

    • @alfredorielmolo8659
      @alfredorielmolo8659 4 года назад +15

      *bruh*

    • @TheMimiSard
      @TheMimiSard 4 года назад +20

      Ahh, fanfic.

  • @hopeforlilli
    @hopeforlilli 4 года назад +5023

    "we are going to temper chocolate"
    -claire from the bon appetit test kitchen has entered the chat

    • @brennaw.3345
      @brennaw.3345 4 года назад +45

      Lilli Savoie You stole the joke I was going to make dammit!!

    • @hopeforlilli
      @hopeforlilli 4 года назад +81

      @@brennaw.3345 😅 It was the first thing I thought when he said temper chocolate 😭 poor claire

    • @NotHPotter
      @NotHPotter 4 года назад +160

      Nah, pretty sure she left the chat at that point.

    • @brennaw.3345
      @brennaw.3345 4 года назад +4

      Lilli Savoie Me too 😂😂😂

    • @brennaw.3345
      @brennaw.3345 4 года назад +9

      Michael Wade You right you right

  • @banksytargaryen5722
    @banksytargaryen5722 4 года назад +2634

    "Tempered chocolate"
    Chris Morocco: Hello there

    • @CoreyRogers89
      @CoreyRogers89 4 года назад +45

      I imagine Chris popping up in the corner of your kitchen like Clippy.

    • @botski8611
      @botski8611 4 года назад +94

      Claire is trembling at the thought of tempered chocolate

    • @themooseassassin8296
      @themooseassassin8296 4 года назад +30

      ahhhh General Kenobi

    • @sablejase
      @sablejase 4 года назад +22

      *cries in claire*

    • @joethornton2828
      @joethornton2828 4 года назад +27

      I did not temper it properly
      *Cries in Claire*

  • @Serena_Mueller
    @Serena_Mueller 4 года назад +1576

    As soon as I figure out how to make WETTED FINGIES my ringtone, it’s over.

    • @extrascript6622
      @extrascript6622 4 года назад +26

      Serena Mueller did you ever figure it out?

    • @nosuchniceties1089
      @nosuchniceties1089 4 года назад +93

      3 months late but for anyone wondering, use an online youtube to mp3 converter and download the mp3 file. On ios, you should be able to upload it to garageband and crop out everything except “wetted fingies”. Save as ringtone and there you have it

    • @s.aslahahmadfaizi4687
      @s.aslahahmadfaizi4687 3 года назад +14

      @@nosuchniceties1089 There you have it folks*

    • @belo9083
      @belo9083 3 года назад +3

      Long Dog Do you know any good converters?

    • @s.aslahahmadfaizi4687
      @s.aslahahmadfaizi4687 3 года назад +4

      @@belo9083 Just type pp at the end of youtube in the URL of the vid

  • @charliemayfilms1550
    @charliemayfilms1550 4 года назад +5086

    Title: “Millionaires Shortbread”
    My brain: T-twix...

    • @pandas9803
      @pandas9803 4 года назад +77

      Noooo, say it with me Millionaires shortbread. Not Twix

    • @thisbatcantfly
      @thisbatcantfly 4 года назад +2

      sameeeeee

    • @parkerpritchard4111
      @parkerpritchard4111 4 года назад +40

      Leonie Stewart whoa whoa whoa buddy. Are you trying to start a war?

    • @Br3kkie
      @Br3kkie 4 года назад +5

      Charlie May Films from a Scotsman - much better twix

    • @SugaarAciid
      @SugaarAciid 4 года назад +28

      *cries in Scottish* "Twix is NOT a shortbread!"

  • @KerupukKeju
    @KerupukKeju 4 года назад +1421

    "Wow, Babish tempered that chocolate really easily, why does Claire have so much trouble?"
    "As you can see I did not temper my chocolate properly."
    "Oh."

    • @tanyanguyen3704
      @tanyanguyen3704 4 года назад +46

      Seed tempering is the worst way to temper. Its way too easy to not get it cold enough. And he didn’t over heat it, he under cooled it.

    • @photonicpizza1466
      @photonicpizza1466 4 года назад +25

      @@tanyanguyen3704 Of the three main ways to temper (table, seeding, sous vide), seeding is right in the middle. It's so much easier to mess up table tempering.

    • @lispyhipster
      @lispyhipster 4 года назад +3

      Any time I've tempered chocolate I do as he does with the added step of heating it back up. I think that's all he we missing tbh

    • @photonicpizza1466
      @photonicpizza1466 4 года назад +20

      @@lispyhipster That's the best way to do it. Melt at 50-55°C, cool down to 28°C, warm to 30°C and pour/shape it, then let set. But with that kind of temperature control, the seeding may not even be necessary (though it does help).

    • @dmanisbadatthings8803
      @dmanisbadatthings8803 4 года назад

      saaaaamme

  • @dken123
    @dken123 4 года назад +3295

    "We're going to temper the chocolate"
    *Claire has left the chat*
    "My chocolate didn't temper correctly"
    *Claire has entered the chat*

    • @sommerblume9671
      @sommerblume9671 4 года назад +10

      Donovan Original and funny

    • @adam_g.
      @adam_g. 4 года назад +4

      @@sommerblume9671 lol so true!

    • @ShoeNice22videos
      @ShoeNice22videos 4 года назад +1

      Donovan boooom

    • @ShoeNice22videos
      @ShoeNice22videos 4 года назад +1

      Michael Layco heeeeeeey ! Sub 4 sub anyone? I am legend !

    • @terraglade
      @terraglade 4 года назад +1

      Moment hdd Ed said temper I had snickers flashbacks

  • @maeclover8940
    @maeclover8940 3 года назад +146

    As someone who has never been able to eat Twix bars because of allergy warnings, I appreciate this immensely

  • @charlie_mario6292
    @charlie_mario6292 4 года назад +2142

    Gordon Ramsay: “never stir a caramel.”
    Babish: **whisks caramel constantly for 20 minutes**

    • @jstani21
      @jstani21 4 года назад +925

      Gonna be that guy, but it's because it's not caramel. It's dulce de leche, which is slowly brought up to heat vs. caramel that is just sugar and water brought up to heat quickly, and then doused with cream or milk and brought back up to heat.

    • @tehpanda64
      @tehpanda64 4 года назад +468

      caramel without dairy you don't mix, caramel with dairy you do mix.

    • @strawbtangerine6087
      @strawbtangerine6087 4 года назад +278

      @@jstani21 entirely okay to be that guy

    • @murilocostarosa
      @murilocostarosa 4 года назад +57

      @@jstani21 I am sorry to inform you, but that thing doesn't come close at all to dulce de leche, it literally means "milk candy" and it's made only with sugar, milk and baking soda

    • @jstani21
      @jstani21 4 года назад +159

      @@murilocostarosa There is a weird spectrum of making caramels. The original dulce de leche is cooking sweetened condensed milk in a double boiler, or bain marie for a really long time. Your method is a more traditional one that takes an hour-ish as you caramelize the sugar in the milk. Then there is Babbie's method which makes a soft caramel/dulce de leche. It takes less time, but you can only make a soft caramel this way (the milkfats can't be brought up to the temps of a hard caramel without burning and breaking). Then there is the traditional caramel which is to take sugar and water up to desired caramel temp, cut the heat and douse with butter/milk/cream to get a firmer, chewier caramel.

  • @Allunary
    @Allunary 4 года назад +3407

    hearing a man with a smooth, deep voice say "wetted fingies" made me shrivel up like a raisin
    Edit: changed the metaphor because apparently people thought i was being weird lmao

    • @oShadowkun
      @oShadowkun 4 года назад +36

      thats a lil creepy now

    • @Allunary
      @Allunary 4 года назад +159

      @@oShadowkun I didn't mean to come off as creepy lmao I meant destroyed as in "oh my fucking god please don't ever say that again"

    • @trinityplayz2549
      @trinityplayz2549 4 года назад +133

      When he said "wetted fingies" he gave me a wetted fingie

    • @leviosssa5843
      @leviosssa5843 4 года назад +107

      @@oShadowkun *no Kink Shaming*

    • @Life-tastic
      @Life-tastic 4 года назад +41

      @@trinityplayz2549
      Please, cease.

  • @osixjoh
    @osixjoh 4 года назад +724

    "Millionaire Shortbread, the perfect cookie for Daylight Savings Time." - Babish, 2020

    • @Nightstarlady
      @Nightstarlady 4 года назад +2

      im down for that tbh

    • @JetstreamGW
      @JetstreamGW 4 года назад +3

      Well, it would take the sting out of the clocks going back to bullshit time.

    • @badik10
      @badik10 4 года назад

      better than vday. fake ass holiday

    • @moneluve1000
      @moneluve1000 4 года назад

      Why does that sound like such a 1950's housewife guide thing. You know them people went OTT for everything!😂

  • @Nebcam
    @Nebcam 3 года назад +621

    Never heard of “millionaire shortbread” before but this looks like what we Australians call caramel slice

    • @spacedout2474
      @spacedout2474 3 года назад +25

      Yeah, it's caramel shortcake/caramel shortbread here in Scotland

    • @RedDevil_Joe
      @RedDevil_Joe 3 года назад +19

      @@spacedout2474 the name millionaires shortbread for this comes from Scotland though I believe

    • @RedDevil_Joe
      @RedDevil_Joe 3 года назад +1

      @Doodle Shrimp you’d hear it across the U.K., probably caramel slice too

    • @VonBlanproductions
      @VonBlanproductions 2 года назад +1

      Choc caramel slice! Only I’ve always had it with ground up coffee biscuits as a base.. maybe we were just not well off 😅

    • @BG-wz1iu
      @BG-wz1iu 2 года назад +1

      ... Twix

  • @flordeamapolita
    @flordeamapolita 4 года назад +529

    I want to see another layer so we can have Billionaire's Shortbread.

    • @kattriella1331
      @kattriella1331 3 года назад +30

      Maybe add a nut layer? Or perhaps a peanut butter later?

    • @random101ninja9
      @random101ninja9 3 года назад +7

      @@kattriella1331 what about a nice cake & cream layer maybe before the chocolate

    • @smolcaleb
      @smolcaleb 3 года назад +2

      wouldnt that be 2millionare's shortbread? lol

    • @saltypumpkin927
      @saltypumpkin927 3 года назад +15

      @@smolcaleb 1000 layers of millionaires short bread

    • @simonabraham415
      @simonabraham415 3 года назад +4

      @@random101ninja9 I have put a cheesecake topping on the caramel then decorated with galaxy ripple chocolate.. it was amazing.. well worth a try..

  • @TienAnta
    @TienAnta 4 года назад +5475

    I’m still trying to get past “Wettened fingiez”

    • @derpimusmaximus8815
      @derpimusmaximus8815 4 года назад +95

      And so close to Valentine's day, too....

    • @dr.vikyll7466
      @dr.vikyll7466 4 года назад +36

      Mmmm GIMMIE DEM FINGIES

    • @parasectsandwich
      @parasectsandwich 4 года назад +81

      Followed up shortly after by "all there's left to do is D O C K I N G"

    • @ShoeNice22videos
      @ShoeNice22videos 4 года назад

      Christian Dimalanta heeeeeey ! Michael Layco heeeeeeey ! Sub 4 sub anyone? I am legend !

    • @ashleyabal8209
      @ashleyabal8209 4 года назад

      Christian Dimalanta lollll same.

  • @lucialambda
    @lucialambda 4 года назад +956

    "wettened fingies" "all there's left to do is docking" i get it's close to valentine's but pls lol

    • @laurenmarie5
      @laurenmarie5 4 года назад +3

      spicy chicken nuggies right

    • @jaceyjacobs4013
      @jaceyjacobs4013 4 года назад +9

      “Give it a spirited wiggle and a few taps.”

    • @dim9753
      @dim9753 4 года назад +5

      You missed "we are going to liberally lube with butter".

    • @jaceyjacobs4013
      @jaceyjacobs4013 4 года назад +2

      Day M sounds like a recipe for a yeast infection to me

    • @AK-fy1iq
      @AK-fy1iq 4 года назад +1

      Which type of docking doe??

  • @lolguy776
    @lolguy776 4 года назад +371

    Looks like the caramel slice you see in ever coffee shop in Australia

    • @joshualockepaterson3817
      @joshualockepaterson3817 3 года назад +23

      It is

    • @fnordfnordsson4385
      @fnordfnordsson4385 3 года назад +9

      Which is good, because some of us aren't allowed out to any coffee shop.

    • @cormacdonnelly5015
      @cormacdonnelly5015 3 года назад +2

      Fnord Fnordsson what?

    • @fnordfnordsson4385
      @fnordfnordsson4385 3 года назад +8

      @@cormacdonnelly5015 Metro Melbourne. Stage 4 lockdown. Not quite true - coffee shops seem to be doing takeaway, so I'm sure I could find one, but 4 weeks ago we had literally just entered the harshest lockdown yet. So having a recipe for it was handy.

    • @Alice_Walker
      @Alice_Walker 3 года назад +1

      @@fnordfnordsson4385 if you're ever near Spence and Larder on St Kilda Rd near Toorak Rd it's the best coffee shop homemade caramel slice I've tried 🤤

  • @CookingMyWay
    @CookingMyWay 4 года назад +356

    *Babish: tempered chocolate*
    *CLAIRE HAS LEFT THE CHAT*

    • @m.arnold9145
      @m.arnold9145 4 года назад +4

      I would DIE for Claire from the bon appetite test kitchen

  • @samiaya2829
    @samiaya2829 4 года назад +2002

    Babish: “Tempered Chocolate”
    Claire: “no please no. Do t make me temper it.”

  • @sebastianelytron8450
    @sebastianelytron8450 4 года назад +507

    After watching this video Amazon will be sending you targeted ads for different shortbreads
    To get rid of them, update your cookie preferences

  • @Dj_Rolnik
    @Dj_Rolnik 4 года назад +30

    Hey Andrew, I just wanna say that I took a stab at my first recipe from your show and it was this exact recipe, the Millionaire's Shortbread. It turned out perfectly, just as I imagined it and so, I wanted to thank you for sparking my desire to go ahead and try my hand at cooking. I will most definitely be trying out more of your stuff. Thanks and keep it up!

  • @hokagehaydn4697
    @hokagehaydn4697 4 года назад +199

    “You’d also have to be crazy to make unsalted caramel.”
    No truer words have been spoken

    • @octowuss1118
      @octowuss1118 3 года назад +2

      I read your comment at the exact moment I heard him say it in the video and that’s weird. Now I’ll be pondering the meaning of life for the rest of the day...

    • @malcolmxxx86
      @malcolmxxx86 3 года назад +5

      I prefer most of my sweets without the salt taste...creme caramel or flan only have caramelized sugar without salt

    • @garthvader9916
      @garthvader9916 3 года назад +1

      🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

    • @idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472
      @idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472 3 года назад

      Unsalted caramel is great though

  • @nesh______
    @nesh______ 4 года назад +1665

    Babish: The only thing left to do now is docking
    Me: *Damn Babish cook me dinner first at least*

    • @jordanhn6230
      @jordanhn6230 4 года назад +86

      Babby's a freak let's be real.

    • @namingisdifficult408
      @namingisdifficult408 4 года назад +67

      He does carry lube on him, after all

    • @dustinsmith2021
      @dustinsmith2021 4 года назад +20

      Cocktail chemistry saunters into the frame.

    • @chainsawpanda2
      @chainsawpanda2 4 года назад +25

      *"mayonaise" facial flashbacks intensify*

    • @CocktailChemistry
      @CocktailChemistry 4 года назад +20

      @@dustinsmith2021 I'd dock Andrew's shortbread even if it wasn't Valentine's day

  • @B8ct78
    @B8ct78 4 года назад +1044

    Virgin Chef: Shake it
    Babish Chad chef: give it a spirited wiggle

    • @brunobucciarati834
      @brunobucciarati834 4 года назад +3

      This made me laugh too hard xD

    • @firelordzucchinni5550
      @firelordzucchinni5550 4 года назад +3

      *Bred Leone

    • @mekumcream8279
      @mekumcream8279 4 года назад +1

      Babish Chad?

    • @greekfire995
      @greekfire995 4 года назад +9

      Virgin Chef: Flatten into a pan.
      Babish Chad chef: Press it down using wetted fingies.

    • @a2d
      @a2d 4 года назад +7

      Chef John: Give it the ole shaka shaka and the ole tappa tappa

  • @jaydavazquez8622
    @jaydavazquez8622 3 года назад +7

    Something about him saying “but don’t give up” made me so motivated and I’m not even making the shortbread

  • @6.thedollar415
    @6.thedollar415 4 года назад +126

    Most of the comments are about "tempered chocolate" and "wettened fingies"

    • @MetaBloxer
      @MetaBloxer 3 года назад +3

      Water and chocolate, the basic building blocks of life as we know it.

    • @irdiseddere7752
      @irdiseddere7752 3 года назад +2

      Wettened chocolate and tempered fingers

    • @Nouxatar
      @Nouxatar 3 года назад

      that or "docking"-

  • @lavaguava2648
    @lavaguava2648 4 года назад +1274

    "...A tempered chocolate topping."
    Claire: *_sobs_*

    • @haihai9022
      @haihai9022 4 года назад +36

      *Ann Reardon has entered the chat*

    • @brunobucciarati834
      @brunobucciarati834 4 года назад +10

      @@haihai9022 A man of culture!

    • @isaiahneski6009
      @isaiahneski6009 4 года назад +3

      You should do the hazelnut omelet from American dad

    • @jetbomber13kpat89
      @jetbomber13kpat89 4 года назад +2

      Joe McGoober Vietnam flashbacks

    • @matopete
      @matopete 4 года назад +3

      What is this a CROSSOVER episode?

  • @Sillybutts
    @Sillybutts 4 года назад +242

    "The perfect cookie for daylight savings time" is my new favorite quote

    • @joshcapps7354
      @joshcapps7354 4 года назад +1

      What was you old favorite?

    • @54frey
      @54frey 4 года назад +1

      Pootis

  • @DekarNL
    @DekarNL 3 года назад +4

    I make this but I add butter to the chocolate so it's a little softer and it doesn't need to temper. Works great.

  • @MrsSchwapdidu
    @MrsSchwapdidu 4 года назад +73

    I have a question:
    I'm a German confectioner and here it is almost a crime to use melted butter for shortbread. The butter has to be as cold as possible when mixed with the sugar, then kneaded as little as possible with the flour.
    Why do you use melted butter?
    Is it better?

    • @satinstitch2802
      @satinstitch2802 4 года назад +28

      I'm guessing that the reason why you use really cold butter is for the final dough to be flaky and keep nice pieces of butter throughout it? The melted butter will probably give the final cookie a different texture

    • @MrsSchwapdidu
      @MrsSchwapdidu 4 года назад +16

      @@satinstitch2802 yeah, the cold butter keeps the flour from building too much gluten, but how is the texture when you use melted, warm butter?

    • @pandrew9621
      @pandrew9621 4 года назад +44

      Melted butter makes the shortbread quite crunchy which I suppose is better for millionaire's shortbread specifically as you don't want the base to start crumbling away as you slice it up (which is more likely to happen with cold butter). I always use room temp butter, but I think it really depends on what end product you're going for (e.g. as part of millionaire's shortbread, to eat on its own, as a cookie, etc etc) as to whether you want cold, room temp or melted butter.

    • @allergictohumansnotanimals5671
      @allergictohumansnotanimals5671 4 года назад +1

      Probably easier

    • @chrisbennington1709
      @chrisbennington1709 3 года назад +14

      Melting butter will give you a sugar cookies feel. It more hard and have a real smooth texture. Cold butter is different. It has a bit of a smooth texture but Also a soft crumble state when breaking it. Also having melted butter build the gluten faster which also makes it hard like a brick.

  • @nisamaharani6830
    @nisamaharani6830 4 года назад +468

    notice how he said "Fingies", babish has been watching too much molly from bon appetit 😂

    • @eggy6857
      @eggy6857 4 года назад +26

      no such thing as too much Molly

  • @JudgementNutter
    @JudgementNutter 4 года назад +676

    All these tips on basics make me feel like a millionaire.

  • @anaxyleri286
    @anaxyleri286 4 года назад +9

    HowToBasic is like When you started cooking and don't know wtf you're doing and "The Binging with Babish" stage is when you finally know wtf you're doing

  • @kkghostys7349
    @kkghostys7349 3 года назад +12

    "I did not temper my chocolate properly"
    *Claire Staffitz is typing...*

  • @sbobi4551
    @sbobi4551 4 года назад +1480

    “It’s the perfect cookie for... *flips calendar*
    *Daylight savings time.*

    • @DavideMGomez
      @DavideMGomez 4 года назад +33

      Big big parties going on there.

    • @Racker26
      @Racker26 4 года назад +13

      If it were fall I could believe it. But for losing an hour? We would never celebrate that with good food, merely coffee.

    • @tranq_8905
      @tranq_8905 3 года назад +1

      Arguably the most important holiday.

    • @m..w6877
      @m..w6877 3 года назад +4

      Baby we’ve been together for a while so...
      Happy daylight savings
      Greg wtf

    • @deathcall7779
      @deathcall7779 3 года назад

      Yes we too did watch the video

  • @Diceywallaby
    @Diceywallaby 4 года назад +730

    After he said “wettened fingiez” I blacked out, what happened the rest of the video?

    • @gaiapurpure
      @gaiapurpure 4 года назад +32

      He made caramel slice and called it “Millionaire’s Shortbread” or something.

    • @baka1925
      @baka1925 4 года назад +14

      Baby with babish

    • @abdlhmdx
      @abdlhmdx 4 года назад +1

      I kept thinking about it for the rest of the video too

    • @Quode001
      @Quode001 4 года назад +14

      I blacked out again after "liberally lube"

    • @asparagus4598
      @asparagus4598 4 года назад

      Timestamp plss

  • @TheDazzleCamouflage
    @TheDazzleCamouflage 4 года назад +37

    Babs, next time you need to flawlessly cut through a cake, or any sweet thing made of chocolate, fat and sugar, run or dip your knife in blisteringly hot water, wipe off the moisture and use that to cut into it. It will glide through, I promise.

  • @kennis265
    @kennis265 2 года назад +8

    I’ve made this every year since I saw this video for Christmas. Coming back for the recipe again. I also thought I’d add that I think dark brown sugar is way better for the caramel!

  • @nicholasmiller3725
    @nicholasmiller3725 4 года назад +744

    When tempering the chocolate, next time do everything the same, melt the chocolate and dont let it go above 115, then the seed chocolate should bring it down to 80ish, then bring it back over the double boiler to heat up to 90. To check and make sure its tempered properly, dip the tip your spatula into the chocolate, put it in the fridge, and it should come out smooth and glossy with no streaks. Great video nevertheless 👍Edit: WOW thanks for the amount of likes this got but wanted to clarify that this is the method seen in Claire's videos from Bon Appetit but it is a very common method in the baking world. Also, @digiscream has another great and full proof method of tempering in the replies 😁

    • @victoriaa2218
      @victoriaa2218 4 года назад +12

      thanks for this! i was hoping he nailed the tempering because it seemed straightforward for once, i'm gonna try your method

    • @digiscream
      @digiscream 4 года назад +80

      @@victoriaa2218 - there's an even easier way, which is frowned upon by the purists but actually works perfectly every time. Just stick it in the microwave for 30s, then down to 20s, then 10s, then increments of 5s, stirring briefly between each blast - stop at the point where it's roughly 50% melted, then stir like crazy until the residual heat has melted it all. Kirsten Tibballs has a great video on it (in fact, all of her videos are pretty great).

    • @bostonceltics727
      @bostonceltics727 4 года назад +1

      Good work out of you.

    • @victoriaa2218
      @victoriaa2218 4 года назад +4

      @@digiscream thank you! i'll test that too, i'm curious now

    • @ShoeNice22videos
      @ShoeNice22videos 4 года назад

      Nicholas Miller booooooom

  • @chuck430
    @chuck430 4 года назад +251

    you too have learned the "ol' tap-a-tap-a"

    • @nathanr5520
      @nathanr5520 4 года назад +12

      Chef John has joined the chat

    • @derekwang7902
      @derekwang7902 4 года назад +7

      Chef John: *heavy breathing*

  • @patrickhodson8715
    @patrickhodson8715 3 года назад +11

    4:39 I’m just minding my own business when my housemate goes “STREAKY BUTT??” laughs uncontrollably

  • @eliotsennett3003
    @eliotsennett3003 3 года назад +33

    I think the streaks are pretty, guess the best things are made by mistake

    • @eetohi
      @eetohi 3 года назад

      That sounds like something my mom would say to me! "Guess the best things are made by mistakes"😂😂😂

    • @hailtothevic
      @hailtothevic 3 года назад

      @@eetohi sounds like something my mom wouldn't say about me. The mistake part, not the 'best' part

  • @macherirue1861
    @macherirue1861 4 года назад +394

    "Chocolate temper, dibs on a band name"
    HES TURNING INTO JULIEN

    • @TheMCWizzard
      @TheMCWizzard 4 года назад +30

      you know he had to do it to em

    • @yakamoose
      @yakamoose 4 года назад +11

      I was looking for this exact comment lol

    • @logandh2
      @logandh2 4 года назад +2

      Who

    • @B.McAllister
      @B.McAllister 4 года назад +5

      He had to do it to 'em.

    • @1evie11
      @1evie11 4 года назад +3

      @@logandh2 Julien Solomita from da Aires kitchen just doing it to em

  • @annushkanoor4328
    @annushkanoor4328 4 года назад +231

    "tempered chocolate" *distant screaming from the BA test kitchen

  • @sambarrett481
    @sambarrett481 3 года назад +10

    "The perfect cookie for.... daylight savings time."

  • @mareir
    @mareir 4 года назад +10

    **me, attempting to write down the recipe while realizing I don't own a whisk or thermometer. Or skill.**

  • @isabelmaria8817
    @isabelmaria8817 4 года назад +335

    "Oooh, chocolate temper. Dibs on that for a band name." Same energy as Julien saying "Band name, called it!" ahahahah

    • @magicgiraffle
      @magicgiraffle 4 года назад +12

      Came here to mention Julien.

    • @nova_merollis
      @nova_merollis 4 года назад +13

      they should collab in cooking form and band form

    • @ShoeNice22videos
      @ShoeNice22videos 4 года назад

      Isabel Federico yooooooo Michael Layco heeeeeeey ! Sub 4 sub anyone? I am legend !

    • @cheezpuffg0rawr
      @cheezpuffg0rawr 4 года назад +9

      AND last video Julien did had a tiny whisk

  • @violetcandy86
    @violetcandy86 4 года назад +191

    I can't believe I had to hear the word "fingees" at 9 o'clock in the morning

  • @myloglaisek5718
    @myloglaisek5718 4 года назад +26

    Andrew: stabs shortbread with fork
    Me: what are you doing
    Interstellar music: starts playing
    Andrew: docking

  • @psychopigy
    @psychopigy 3 года назад +2

    Made these today and they turned out incredibly. First time attempting to temper chocolate and it actually seemed to work out! Thanks for this amazing recipe.

  • @bluetennisball2000
    @bluetennisball2000 4 года назад +67

    i would literally watch this man make absolutely ANYTHING

    • @marcelmary2832
      @marcelmary2832 4 года назад

      Even toast?

    • @bluetennisball2000
      @bluetennisball2000 4 года назад +2

      Mr Fox im sure he would make toast extremely fun to watch. he would definitely make the bread and butter from scratch haha

    • @fred7861
      @fred7861 4 года назад +2

      Babies?

    • @marcelmary2832
      @marcelmary2832 4 года назад +1

      @@fred7861 gotta get a different subscription for that video 😂😂

    • @Austin.vanderweil
      @Austin.vanderweil 4 года назад

      I'm waiting for the cereal episode

  • @DeWaf09
    @DeWaf09 4 года назад +245

    Me: No way he tempers his chocolate properly on the first try, I'm gonna be so sad for Claire if he does
    "As you can see, i have not tempered my chocolate properly"
    Me: phew, THANK GOD

    • @burntjoint
      @burntjoint 4 года назад +15

      Not To Be Dramatic, But I Would Die For Claire From The BA Test Kitchen

  • @DesertSalamander73
    @DesertSalamander73 4 года назад +11

    “Uneven cookies is a Bush League look.” That’s a quality remark right there man.

  • @alisonwilliams1747
    @alisonwilliams1747 3 года назад +2

    As a Scottish person I flinched at shortbread being referred to as a "cookie".

  • @chloe4924
    @chloe4924 4 года назад +64

    Ah yes.... millionaire’s shortbread... my favorite Daylight Savings treat!

    • @turkosicsaba
      @turkosicsaba 4 года назад +7

      What else is going to get you out of bed an hour early on that dreadful Monday morning?
      I mean, it's going to be a phone alarm and the threat of being fired, but let's say it's the shortbread.

    • @hargeongreen435
      @hargeongreen435 4 года назад

      You know what this reminds me of?
      "Jelly filled donuts, my favorite!"
      Thank you, Brock.

  • @kenguyii9108
    @kenguyii9108 4 года назад +175

    “The only thing on this planet greater than a Twix bar...”
    Man, Twix would probably be really jealous at you right now. Because that looks really delicious! 😋

  • @cheris-t6166
    @cheris-t6166 4 года назад +10

    Babish this is called Caramel Slice in New Zealand. You missed a crucial step! 10mins in the oven once the caramel has been poured onto the base! THEN letting it cool before adding chocokate, which we make similar to a ganache but with less cream. Sometime walnuts or macadamia are crushed and sprinkled over the base before pouring the caramel on 😉

  • @TheSnickers545
    @TheSnickers545 3 года назад +7

    Okay okay hear me out: I just made the shortbread recipe (just the cookie without the chocolate and caramel) and instead of melted butter I used 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓫𝓾𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻

  • @connordixon4893
    @connordixon4893 4 года назад +194

    Babish, this is an emergency.
    I need the deviled egg piñata from spongebobs house party to be real.
    I need it to be real, babish.
    Please

    • @Hannah-dd6bo
      @Hannah-dd6bo 4 года назад +8

      Dear Mr. Dixon,
      I'm the representative for the 'binging with babish' team,
      unfortunately we do not make 'deviled egg piñata's from sponge bob' or any other satanic/bikini bottom related products. Thank you.
      Yours,
      The Babish Team.

    • @reyrex4938
      @reyrex4938 4 года назад

      The what?

    • @connordixon4893
      @connordixon4893 4 года назад +5

      Hannah I’m gonna need to see some documentation proving the legitimacy of your position as an official babish representative.

    • @WickedPhase
      @WickedPhase 4 года назад +1

      Hannah satanic?????

    • @idkidk-om6cs
      @idkidk-om6cs 4 года назад

      @@Hannah-dd6bo "unfortunately we don't make satanic/bikini bottom dishs or related products " yet babish made like 2 video related to it and there is no such thing as babish team

  • @POCLEE
    @POCLEE 4 года назад +244

    Normal People: That looks delicious!
    Me: (staring at that piece of tin foil at around 5:06)

    • @tygerstripes
      @tygerstripes 4 года назад +3

      Glad someone else saw it too

    • @ShoeNice22videos
      @ShoeNice22videos 4 года назад +3

      李伯均 boooom

    • @lienson430
      @lienson430 4 года назад +4

      Bruh, why would you do that now am gonna have anxiety

    • @jenniferschauer5759
      @jenniferschauer5759 4 года назад

      李伯均 same

    • @baaadger
      @baaadger 4 года назад

      @@ShoeNice22videos Shoenice, what are you doing here?

  • @SevenThirteens
    @SevenThirteens 4 года назад +8

    re-watching this video to get ready for daylight savings

  • @lorrainecenteno5299
    @lorrainecenteno5299 4 года назад +19

    "Temper chocolate"
    Did anyone else thought of Ann Readon?

    • @kaejamieson1458
      @kaejamieson1458 3 года назад +1

      no, theres hundreds of baking channels out there that have dealt with tempered chocolate...

    • @jayleemittens9858
      @jayleemittens9858 3 года назад +1

      @@kaejamieson1458 yeah but none of them say 'tempa' instead of 'temper'

    • @spanglerarlingtonbrugh8811
      @spanglerarlingtonbrugh8811 3 года назад

      I did!

  • @BeefBronson
    @BeefBronson 4 года назад +97

    1:10 feel free to use this as a “wetted fingies” button.

    • @jiralishu
      @jiralishu 4 года назад +1

      The hero we deserved.

    • @firedragon128v7
      @firedragon128v7 4 года назад +3

      Jirali Shu No, we didn’t deserve this hero, we NEEDED this hero

    • @goobgo
      @goobgo 4 года назад +1

      You're a gentleman and a scholar good sir.

  • @noahthomas4341
    @noahthomas4341 4 года назад +150

    Babi: "Oh, and just temper some chocolate"
    me: ight ima head out..

    • @o0Avalon0o
      @o0Avalon0o 4 года назад +3

      No reason to panic, lol. He didn't try anything complicated & it didn't temper anyway, but chocolate is still dandy, even if it doesn't temper. I've gotten it by luck more times than not, about 5/7 times, it's just snappier, not necessarily better.

    • @Blue-xt7kc
      @Blue-xt7kc 3 года назад +1

      You can temper chocolate pretty easily with freeze dry cocoa butter, you just mix it in. It’s worth the investment!

    • @Melonhii
      @Melonhii 3 года назад

      You can also use compound chocolate, or use chocolate that has vegetable fat in the ingredients instead of cocoa butter

  • @caitlinmias1065
    @caitlinmias1065 3 года назад +3

    Anyone from Australia watching Aggravated that he was saying millionaire shortbread when it’s just a caramel slice

  • @misun3257
    @misun3257 3 года назад +4

    Made this last night...sooo good! I followed the recipe exactly and I even tempered it correctly! Thanks Babish 🙃

  • @mcbrainstem
    @mcbrainstem 4 года назад +61

    I know you are on the road, and these are all pre-filmed so no pressure to complete this beforehand, but do you think you could teach us how to make king cake? RUclips is woefully lacking in this department and you are very good about covering everything that needs to be done.

  • @SuperCookieGaming_
    @SuperCookieGaming_ 4 года назад +70

    A yes, my favorite holiday cookie. Daylight savings time millionaire’s shortbread.

    • @ShoeNice22videos
      @ShoeNice22videos 4 года назад

      SuperCookieGaming boooooom

    • @Cheezdealer
      @Cheezdealer 4 года назад

      Damnit, people in Saskatchewan can't make this then.

  • @ash4013
    @ash4013 4 года назад +7

    I made these! They're really nice especially the caramel. Also surprisingly easy to make.

  • @keeh.5792
    @keeh.5792 4 года назад +16

    Babish: tempered chocolate...
    Every viewer that has ever watched Gourmet Makes w. Claire: nooooooooooooo

  • @irdeaner
    @irdeaner 4 года назад +442

    "F**k chocolate."
    - Chris Morrocco on tempering chocolate.

  • @zanesmith666
    @zanesmith666 4 года назад +18

    3:30 give it the ooooold tappa tappa , a thank you chef john

  • @jozina1
    @jozina1 4 года назад

    For cutting it you can also heat up a knife in/under hot water. Dry it off and it will melt through the top layer and easily go through the shortbread.

  • @Ckoz2829
    @Ckoz2829 4 года назад +3

    Hey, I used this recipe today and it turned out wonderful! I accidentally burned the caramel a little, but it still tasted great. That stuff is so finicky. I stopped stirring for 10 seconds to take the temperature and the next thing I know there are burned bits in my caramel. Whatever, tastes great and the burned specs actually looked nice too. Thanks for the recipe and showing us how to make it!

  • @elephantofdestiny8628
    @elephantofdestiny8628 4 года назад +51

    Hearing an American say 'caramel' correctly was a satisfying event.

    • @kalliste01
      @kalliste01 4 года назад

      It was such a strange sensation

    • @nicwither5913
      @nicwither5913 4 года назад +3

      Elephant Of Destiny you’re just thinking of one pet of america bud there’s so many different ways people here say like even word choice

    • @Paldasan
      @Paldasan 4 года назад

      Too right. Carmel is either a Saint or a mountain. Not something I put in my mouth.

    • @MrGrimsmith
      @MrGrimsmith 4 года назад

      Still can't manage "aluminium" though - although he did in the last video. Once.

  • @agallina9
    @agallina9 4 года назад +96

    “we”re going to temper chocolate” claire saffitz wants to know your location

  • @karenb8200
    @karenb8200 2 года назад +2

    I've made this twice now by following the recipe on your website, came back to watch this again because I wasn't sure I was getting the shortbread right. Turns out I needed to add more flour, but despite my mistakes the cookies were still incredibly tasty! Great video.

  • @NagataTeruki
    @NagataTeruki 4 года назад +1

    I legitimately spent the whole weekend binge-watching Binging with Babish. 💖

  • @plmperz4783
    @plmperz4783 4 года назад +44

    Claire "NOT SO EASY, IS IT?"

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад +50

    Millionaire’s shortbread? Never heard of this but it looks absolutely appetizing

    • @dr.doofenward1192
      @dr.doofenward1192 4 года назад

      Looks good with milk

    • @jotaros_dolphins2213
      @jotaros_dolphins2213 4 года назад

      It's you. Again. You are on ALL the channels i watch.

    • @shatterglass3740
      @shatterglass3740 4 года назад +1

      you've clearly never been to Greggs xD

    • @breakatmo
      @breakatmo 4 года назад +2

      I had never heard the name, but it's common in Australia as simply "caramel slice".

    • @schrottinator
      @schrottinator 4 года назад +1

      I think you are the only "everywhere" guy, that actually watches the videos.

  • @gigglemugspodcast
    @gigglemugspodcast 2 года назад +7

    My all time favourite dessert, and indeed the only thing better than a Twix.
    The high quality of your videos has pushed me to up my own standards for my own first video coming out in a couple weeks. Love watching these videos!

  • @curtischildress9580
    @curtischildress9580 2 года назад

    The delicious return of shortbread! My mother often made it. My older brother and I fought over packing it into our school lunches. You've reminded me of something I'd somehow forgotten. Thank you. I'm using your recipe to make shortbread just any old time!

  • @acer8123
    @acer8123 4 года назад +149

    Fun fact: We call these "caramel slices" in australia.

  • @tomtatham5233
    @tomtatham5233 4 года назад +61

    “Only thing better than a twix” I couldn’t agree more!

  • @elliejohnson2786
    @elliejohnson2786 4 года назад +1

    I've had these at cafes, they're incredibly rich and difficult to finish because of how sweet they are.

  • @peterinbrat
    @peterinbrat 3 года назад

    Pizza cutter and ruler for making bars.
    I top the caramel layer with pretzel squares or pecans before finishing with the chocolate. I use a rectangular pan because I end up with squares.

  • @jdeluca6181
    @jdeluca6181 4 года назад +31

    Babish: What's the next holiday?
    Me: President's Day!
    Babish: *Daylight Savings Time*
    ...
    Me: *Daylight Savings Time*

  • @mikerphone.
    @mikerphone. 4 года назад +22

    When said "docking" i spat my milk out.

  • @coalcreekdefense8106
    @coalcreekdefense8106 3 года назад +1

    Babish: Millionaire shortbread.
    My brain: Giant Twix.

  • @biggiecheese2121
    @biggiecheese2121 4 года назад +123

    it's called millionaire's shortbread?
    I thought it was called a caramel slice dude

    • @nonautemrexchristus5637
      @nonautemrexchristus5637 4 года назад +24

      Scotland wins again, it's always called millionaires shortbread throughout the UK and elsewhere I'm sure

    • @Ghorda9
      @Ghorda9 4 года назад +12

      @@nonautemrexchristus5637 not in australia

    • @twistedpingers642
      @twistedpingers642 3 года назад +14

      The recipe originates in Australia...

    • @erincummins2695
      @erincummins2695 3 года назад +9

      That’s what it’s referred to in Australia and NZ

    • @melody3741
      @melody3741 3 года назад +5

      “Caramel slice dude”? Im gonna start calling it that.

  • @user-we8dn5ub9z
    @user-we8dn5ub9z 4 года назад +570

    We call this “caramel slice” in Australia, what’s this millionaire business 🧐

    • @xaviermcgettigan8968
      @xaviermcgettigan8968 4 года назад +44

      Came here to say the same!

    • @burntjoint
      @burntjoint 4 года назад +81

      Right? These are like staple foods in every corner shop bakery here in Aus. Poor yanks don't know what they're missing out on...

    • @heyitsmeshaz
      @heyitsmeshaz 4 года назад +14

      also came here to say this hahaha

    • @Paldasan
      @Paldasan 4 года назад +50

      Yeah, I don't know why they're calling it a cookie when it is definitely a slice.

    • @TheRealHappyG
      @TheRealHappyG 4 года назад +37

      @@Paldasan If you put it in a pan like that and cut it up, it's a slice! Every Aussie knows this 😜

  • @UstedTubo187
    @UstedTubo187 4 года назад +15

    3:29. Give it the "ooooooooold tappa tappa."

  • @JetFalcon710
    @JetFalcon710 Год назад

    4:35 Honestly it looks really neat with the improper chocolate temper

  • @ShojoSen
    @ShojoSen 3 года назад +3

    God this guy has quite a satisfying voice, like even him saying "fingies" was weirdly satisfying

  • @Y2Ashlee
    @Y2Ashlee 4 года назад +175

    Me: The hell is Millionaire's Shortbread!?
    *Watches video*
    Me: Oooooooh, it's just a fancy name for Caramel Slice.

    • @gandaruvu
      @gandaruvu 4 года назад +7

      That's just the common name in the UK

    • @Y2Ashlee
      @Y2Ashlee 4 года назад

      @@annie-tu1oy ah ok, and yes it's delicious.

    • @erinsterland9981
      @erinsterland9981 4 года назад +6

      Thank you! I too was like
      "It looks like a caramel slice.... It is a caramel slice!"

    • @Y2Ashlee
      @Y2Ashlee 4 года назад +9

      @@erinsterland9981 I know right, in Australia we just shorten everything or make it simple so I never thought it had another name.

    • @3jfj493wns
      @3jfj493wns 4 года назад +3

      and "caramel slice" is just a fancy name for twix

  • @neonnovaelle9729
    @neonnovaelle9729 4 года назад +68

    Ah yes, it's getting to be that time of the year again. Daylight Savings Time. A time of year well known putting presents under our clocks and decorating them. Wishing ppl on the street "Merry Tick Tock" & "Happy Time Day".... But don't be bad or D. E. Protzmann will come in the night and make you age 40 years.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 4 года назад +7

      It's the only time of year I haul out the Grandfather Clock.
      I know some people get a fresh one every year, but I just find that wasteful when I see then piled up for garbage pickup.

  • @matthewmeyer8743
    @matthewmeyer8743 4 года назад

    You are my favorite RUclips channel and i never hesitate to go to your videos to make my family food with my own twist to it

  • @StinkyTreen
    @StinkyTreen 4 года назад +60

    1:16 "Then all there's left to do before baking is DOCKING--"
    *pic of cat screaming in anguish*