This year I wanted to make marshmallows. I've had a recipe from Martha tucked away for years -- probably at least 4 years -- but I've never attempted them. This year I've seen several bloggers showing off their lovely marshmallows and I wanted to join in the fun. But conquering the marshmallow wasn't as easy as I had hoped.
I decided to use this recipe, but referenced a few others. Since I don't have a candy thermometer, I figured I could just let the liquids boil for one minute as Chef Keller recommended. But other recipes recommended boiling up to three minutes, so I wasn't very confident in this method. I really believe this was the source of my problems. Problems which could have been resolved simply by purchasing a candy thermometer.
Nevertheless, I persevered.
The first batch turned out way too gooey on the bottom side. I couldn't salvage them. The second batch turned out just a little gooey, so I had the bright idea to let them sit out overnight again. That seemed to do the trick. Unfortunately, what had been the gooey side didn't look too pretty.
But I was thinking about dipping them in chocolate anyway, so I wasn't concerned. In yet another unfortunate turn of events, I discovered I'm not a very good chocolate dipper. But I'm a decent chocolate spreader, so this is what I ended up with: the Christmas S'more. It's a graham cracker-like cookie, with a layer of melted chocolate, marshmallow, more melted chocolate and topped with cookie crumbs (to hide the imperfections in my chocolate spreading).
I also just added chocolate to some of the marshmallows. I think they'll be quite tasty in hot chocolate. I hope to try making marshmallows again next week when I have a candy thermometer. Despite my difficulties, it's a pretty easy recipe.
2 comments:
Those look DELICIOUS! I want some, but I don't want to go to the trouble. Can you make some for me?
I tried one or two and they were pretty tasty. But unfortunately, I don't think they would travel well, so you'll have to make your own.
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