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Cajeta Cajeta Cajeta
I finally settled on my Cajeta recipe - 1 quart milk, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.
My DDs LOVE the dark chocolate - so I have made 4 batches of that.
Two batches of plain and today two batches of cinnamon.
I have to start giving away my Christmas gifts or I will eat it all!!!
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12/01/11, 08:15 AM
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Interesting. How do you cook it? We used to make cajeta by boiling a can of condensed milk in water. It was always hit and miss how brown it got.
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12/01/11, 09:08 AM
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I put 2 quarts of milk in a big stock pot, add 2 cups of sugar and heat. Once the sugar has dissolved I add the 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda(which foams up the milk). If I want cinnamon I add a cinnamon stick at this point.
If I am in the kitchen I turn the heat up and stir more. If I leave I just turn it off. If I can go by and stir occasionally I leave it on low. It takes all day this way but it has worked for me. I then pour it into 1/2 pint canning jars and seal it - then store it in the refrigerator.
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12/01/11, 09:45 AM
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Jalapenos are a nice flavoring as well! Now I have to go make some. 
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12/01/11, 10:51 AM
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Hmmm. . .Jalapenos. . .interesting idea. Does it do the sweet/spicey thing?
How are the Jalapenos that you put in?
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12/01/11, 11:02 AM
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I also add a touch of chili powder and a little bit of good burbon, just enough to give it a hint of flavor but not be overpowering.
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12/01/11, 12:53 PM
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I put in spiced rum at the end Mmmm.
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12/01/11, 02:11 PM
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I did not think that I would get so many yummy ideas!!!!! Hmmm maybe I shouldn't dry up my does. . .
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I was so upset when I made my last batch of cajeta for the year. I don't have any goat's in milk right now...not until March.
You don't use vanilla extract or bean?
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12/01/11, 04:44 PM
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I cut whole fresh jalapenos in half and just put them in the milk as I'm cooking it. I take them out when the cajeta gets thick. (And then I eat them; that's the chef's special treat!)
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How do you make the chocolate Cajeta?
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Jill - I did not have luck with adding vanilla extract, it seems like I had cheese lumps in it when I added that.
Kim - I take a big spoonful of dark chocolate powder and mix it with some milk and then add it to the cajeta close to the end - I also will blend in dark chocolate morsels. My DDs say that it tastes like brownie batter.
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Wowza.. that chocolate sounds scrumptious. That's getting tried next - thanks for the tip!
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The kids & I love Cajeta!!
Blogged about making it with pics & instructions:
http://noodlevilleadventures.blogspo...or-cajeta.html
I really like it with a few splashes of rum in it.......But now I MUST try adding in dark chocolate! Thanks for the tip 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tallabred
Jill - I did not have luck with adding vanilla extract, it seems like I had cheese lumps in it when I added that.
Kim - I take a big spoonful of dark chocolate powder and mix it with some milk and then add it to the cajeta close to the end - I also will blend in dark chocolate morsels. My DDs say that it tastes like brownie batter.
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That's it! I really need some goat's milk so I can try this chocolate recipe! This sounds yummy!
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