Stir the salt into the caramel ... of the bread with the melted butter, then sprinkle the buttered edges with the remaining tablespoon of sugar, using a generous 1/4 teaspoon per pudding.
Spoon the caramel over the rice pudding to serve. Serves 4. + You can find dulce de leche at specialty grocery stores. You could also use store-bought caramel filling, available from the baking aisle ...
Add the spices and vanilla and simmer until the caramel has dissolved. Whisk the egg yolks with the remaining sugar and cornflour and pour over the hot spiced caramel milk. Whisk and then return ...