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August 31, 2005
More S'Mores, Please
What’s
not to like? Crispy graham crackers, oozy marshmallows, warm melted
chocolate. S’Mores, as any kid knows, are all about summer.
So, while the season lasts, gather round the fire – or microwave
or oven – any heat-source will do, and follow one of the yummy
recipes below. Heaven awaits.
S'Mores
Traditional
4 graham crackers broken into halves
2 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars (1.55 oz.) broken into halves
4 marshmallows
Directions:
Place half of a Hershey bar onto a graham cracker half. Carefully
toast a marshmallow over a campfire or grill. After the marshmallow
is toasted, place it on top of the chocolate bar half. Top it with
the second graham cracker half and gently press together.
S'Mores Indoor
4 graham crackers, broken into halves
2 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars (1.55 oz.) broken into halves
4 marshmallows
Directions:
Place 1 graham cracker on a paper towel; top it with a Hershey's
bar half and a marshmallow. Microwave on high for 10 to 15 second,
or just enough until the marshmallow begins to puff. Immediately
top it with a second graham cracker half; gently press together.
S'Mores with a Twist
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted
1 pound milk chocolate
4 cups mini-marshmallows
In a bowl combine crumbs, sugar, salt, and butter, reserving 1 cup
of the mixture, press the remaining mixture into the bottom of a
flameproof baking dish, 13 by 9 by 2 inches. Bake the crust in a
preheated 350° oven for 12 minutes, or until golden, and let
it cool in the dish on a rack. In a metal bowl set over a saucepan
of barely simmering water melt the chocolate, stirring, pour it
over the crust spreading it evenly, and sprinkle it with the marshmallows,
pressing them lightly, and the reserved crumb mixture. Broil the
dessert under a preheated broiler about 2 inches from the heat for
30 seconds, or until the marshmallows are golden, let it cool completely,
and cut it into squares.
S'Mores
Gourmet
24 Carr's wheatmeal biscuits
1 1/4 three-ounce bars Lindt or other fine-quality bittersweet chocolate,
broken into 36 pieces
12 marshmallows
Arrange 12 biscuits on twelve 8-inch square sheets of foil and arrange
3 pieces chocolate in a flat triangle on each. Toast marshmallows
over flames until golden and put 1 marshmallow on top of each chocolate
triangle. Top marshmallows with remaining biscuits to make sandwiches
and wrap in foil. On a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals,
heat S'mores 1 minute each side, or until chocolate is melted.
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