Author Notes
Before the summer has come and gone, I thought I’d post how I made S’Mores recently, sticking with the original concept, but making each of the elements from scratch, and adding jam for additional flavor. Since I had made notlazy.rustic’s Chocolate Cinnamon Swirl marshmallows with success last winter, I used that recipe without the added chocolate, cinnamon, or cocoa (perhaps reverting back to Gourmet’s recipe?), and cut them into narrow squares, about 2” x 2” x1”. To replicate the graham crackers, I took a Butterscotch Slices recipe from an old cookbook, “America’s Cook Book, Compiled by the Home Institute of the NY Herald Tribune”, NY: Ch’s Scribner’s Sons, 1938, and replaced shortening with butter and added wheat germ. I know a lot of peoples’ eyes glaze over at the phrase “from scratch”, but really, it’s worth it! —SallyCan
Ingredients
- The cookies: Wheat Germ Butterscotch Slices
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3 c sifted flour
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1 T baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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3 T wheat germ
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1 c butter, softened
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1 ¼ c firmly packed dark brown sugar
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1 tsp vanilla
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2 eggs
- The S'Mores
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1 batch Wheat Germ Butterscotch Slices
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1 batch Marshmallows
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Chocolate Ganache, see below
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Peach, Strawberry, Raspberry or other jam of your choice
Directions
- The cookies: Wheat Germ Butterscotch Slices
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Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and wheat germ
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Cream butter and gradually beat in brown sugar, vanilla, and then add eggs, one at a time
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Stir in flour mixture
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Shape into 2 rolls about 2” in diameter and wrap each in waxed paper or plastic wrap.
Chill thoroughly in refrigerator
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Preheat oven to 400
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Cut chilled roll into 1/8” slices, and bake on greased cookie sheet (or on cookie sheet lined with parchment)
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Bake for 7 or 8 minutes, so that they’re cooked through, but still soft and on the underdone side. Run a spatula under them right away, let cool on the pan for a minute or two, and then finish cooling on racks
- The S'Mores
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The Marshmallows:
Make one batch notlazy.rustic’s marshmallows (recipe found here on food52), but omit the chocolate, cocoa, and cinnamon. Cut into 2” x 2” x 1” pieces.
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The Chocolate Ganache:
½ lb dark chocolate,
1/3 c heavy whipping cream:
Heat whipping cream, to warm but not boiling
Melt chocolate. I use the microwave for this, heating on a med-low setting until the chocolate just begins to melt, and then stirring until completely melted.
Add whipping cream to chocolate a few tablespoons at a time, stirring and stirring until it is all incorporated. Cool to room temperature. As it cools, it will thicken to a nice, spreadable consistency.
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To make the S’Mores:
Spread one cookie with Chocolate Ganache another with jam.
Either toast the marshmallow, skewered, on the flame of your stove or grill, or microwave it for a few seconds until puffed and soft.
Sandwich toasted marshmallow between chocolate cookie and jam cookie, and eat it right away.
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