Recipe#4359

Title: Choc Caramel Bars

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60 g corn syrup 
 30 ml butter
 15 ml vanilla essence
 40 g peanut butter
 dash salt
 3 cups icing sugar 
 35 caramels
 450 g unsalted peanuts
 12 oz milk-chocolate chips
 Thoroughly blend the corn syrup, butter, vanilla, peanut butter,
 and salt until creamy.  Add icing sugar.
 Remove mixture from bowl press into a greased 23cm x 23cm inch pan.
 Refrigerate.
 Melt the caramels in a small pan over low heat.  When melted, mix
 in the peanuts.  Pour mixture over the peanut butter mixture in
 the pan.  Refrigerate.
 Microwave chocolate for 2 minutes or until melted, stirring once
 while melting.
 Cut peanut butter mixture into 5cm x 2.5cm bars.  Spear each piece
 with a fork and dip into the melted chocolate.  Tap the fork against
 the side of the bowl after dipping.
 Place the bars on waxed paper to cool.
 Makes about 2 dozen.