Before moving to America, I'd never heard of a "s'more" , so the first summer we were here, there was much hilarity from friends who realised we did not know what they were talking about around the camp fire........ It was our duty ,of course ,to get acquainted with such a summer staple...and now we can't have a fire with out the marshmallows and chocolate coming out!! However ,there are some summer days when the weather does not live up to expectations......so when I saw this recipe, it had to be tried, in honor of the summer.
First I made a Graham cracker crust...these a bit like English digestives, but a little drier. Mix 11/4 cups crushed crackers with 1/4 cup melted butter, and press into the bottom and up the sides of a pie plate. Bake at 350 for about 5 mins until just pale golden brown.
Next ,melt 1 cup of whipping cream with 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, then add a beaten egg and a pinch of salt, and mix until smooth.
Bake this for about 20 minutes, until its softly set, but still wobbles slightly in the middle,.
When its done, pile 2 cups of mini marshmallows over the chocolate, and broil for a few minutes, you need to watch it like a hawk, as it colors really quickly... How pretty is that!!!
Thats it...no camp fire to worry about... but still that tradtional summer feel of a s'more....just one that you cut into slices....
The teenager went into ecstasies about this one..... rapidly becoming American I think.....what will Grannie think.....
