Dulce de Leche

Have ready a fine-mesh strainer suspended over a medium bowl.

Pour and scrape the sweetened condensed milk into the pie plate. Cover the pie plate with a sheet of aluminum foil and set it in a pan large enough to hold it surrounded by water. Pour in hot water to just below the level of the pie plate rim.

Carefully set the pans in the oven and bake for 1½ hours, or until thick an