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Cajeta Casera (Homemade Goat's Milk "Caramel").
Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 Mexican vanilla bean
34 ounces (4 cups; 965g) fresh goat's milk, preferably UHT (see note)
6 ounces (3/4 cup; 170g) sugar
1/2 + 1/8 TSP baking soda
1/8 TSP Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Recipe Instructions:

Split the vanilla bean with a paring knife and scrape out seeds with the flat of the blade; reserve seeds for another use.
Combine split vanilla pod with goat's milk, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a 5-quart stainless steel pot.
Warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a heat-resistant spatula, until sugar dissolves and milk turns foamy and light, about 15 minutes.
Continue cooking at a gentle simmer, stirring and scraping the sides of the pot frequently if not constantly, until milk is thick, golden, and reduced to no more than a thin, super-jammy layer, about 45 minutes; stir more frequently as the cajeta thickens to prevent scorching.
Continue cooking until cajeta forms a "trail" that remains open for 1 second when a spatula is scraped across the bottom of the pot.
Remove from heat.
Using tongs, remove and discard vanilla pod.
Scrape cajeta into a heat-resistant, wide-mouth glass jar.
If the total amount is less than 12 1/2 ounces (1 cup; 355g), thin with a touch of milk or water or else the cajeta will be too thick on cooling.
Cajeta can be refrigerated for up to 3 months.
Special equipment
5-quart stainless steel pot, heat-resistant spatula
Notes
This quick-cook technique hinges on the unique properties of goat's milk and cannot be attempted with traditional cow's milk or nondairy replacements.
I've found that ultra-high-temperature pasteurized (UHT) goat's milk works particularly well—look for purple cartons of Meyenberg in the refrigerated case of supermarkets like Kroger and Whole Foods.
Raw or low-temperature pasteurized goat's milk (often found in local markets) will coagulate toward the end of the cooking process, giving the cajeta a slightly grainy consistency, so save those delicately flavored milks for fresh applications.
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