Cajeta

Alice In TX/MO · #1 10/04/14, 05:22 PM

It has been a few years since I made cajeta. Why do the recipes say it takes a couple of hours?? Am I cooking it too slowly? Mine takes a LONG time.... like all day.

LearningLife · #2 10/04/14, 06:53 PM

I can count on it taking at least 4 hours here, sometimes longer. I've wondered about the time on the recipes, too, but decided that my problem was likely my ancient electric stove which never works the way I expect it to. Glad to know mine isn't the only one to take so long.

Wendy · #3 10/04/14, 08:00 PM

The recipe I have takes a loooong time. It's done in a crockpot.

Clovers_Clan · #4 10/04/14, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendy

The recipe I have takes a loooong time. It's done in a crockpot.

Oh! I would love to have that recipe! I haven't tried cajeta yet because I don't want to be chained to the stove for eternity.

Wendy · #5 10/05/14, 06:53 AM

Getting ready to leave. I'll look it up later & post it.

Alice In TX/MO · #6 10/05/14, 07:08 AM

Not to denigrate the crockpot recipe that Wendy has used, but the one that I tried was not as successful. It didn't have the same texture or flavor.

The cajeta I made yesterday took many hours, but the texture is silky, and the flavor is just heavenly.

MDKatie · #7 10/05/14, 07:44 AM

I've made it before, and it only took mine a few hours. I just pulled up a stool and read while I did it. I'm sure the volume of milk you use matters, time-wise.

Rockytopsis · #8 10/05/14, 08:09 AM

I use 2 quarts milk and it takes 3/4 hours. DH,s brother sent me some made from a dairy, a itty bitty 2oz jar, price $6.00. It was good. Wish I could sell it. A quart cost $15.00. Sure wish I could sell it here.

OH Well

Rocky

wintrrwolf · #9 10/05/14, 10:03 AM

Have made it only took total maybe 2 hours...

Alice In TX/MO · #10 10/05/14, 10:17 AM

I must be cooking it at a lower temperature than the recipes indicate. I keep it at a LOW simmer.

Wendy · #11 10/05/14, 12:17 PM

OK, I swore I did mine in the crockpot, but apparently not. I found my recipe & it isn't for the crockpot. Sorry!

Alice In TX/MO · #12 10/05/14, 12:31 PM

http://www.hightailfarms.com/2013/01/making-cajeta.html

It didn't work for her, either.

April · #13 10/07/14, 10:20 AM

I used to keep it at a low simmer just because I had been taught that way. Yesterday I went ahead and let it boil. The texture was great and it took half the time - which was still a couple of hours. Every time I make cajeta I mutter about it not being worth the time. Then I taste it and get over that quickly.

lovinglife · #14 10/07/14, 01:48 PM

Ok, anyone have a recipe handy? I have read 2 quarts of milk and 2 cups of sugar, 1 tsp baking soda (I think off the top of my head), is this correct?