Special Recipe - Hometeacher Brownies

Hometeacher Brownies (Based on a true story)

 

Ingredients:                                                                Preparation time: 20 – 30 days

1 package of milk chocolate chips

25 large marshmallows

2 cups of sugar

1 cup of butter

Walnuts or pecans as desired

2 eggs

1 ½ cup of flour

1 pinch of salt

1 sprinkle of powdered sugar

 

Melt the chocolate chips, sugar, and marshmallows in a saucepan over medium heat.  Stir well.  Pour into a greased baking dish and decorate with nuts as desired.  Place in refrigerator overnight to allow the mixture to set up like fudge.

 

The next day, you will find the mixture hasn’t set up because you forgot the butter.  Scrape mixture back into the saucepan, place over medium heat and mix in the butter.  This time it should work for sure.  Pour the new and improved mixture into a greased baking dish – you may use the same one as before, just be sure to re-grease it.  Place in refrigerator for 48 hours just to be sure it sets up like fudge.  (You may want to begin this recipe by December 20 if you plan on serving the fudge on Christmas Day.)

 

After the mixture has taken up your fridge space for two nights, pull it out.  It may not have set completely, but may have taken on a sugary texture.  Perhaps it needs to reach a higher temperature – pour the mixture back into the saucepan and bring it to a soft-boil, stirring constantly.  Now that it has reached a high temperature, it may set up in the fridge after an additional 24 hours.

 

The next day (Christmas Eve) you will pull the mixture out of the fridge to find it is still more of a liquid than a solid.  To test this, attempt to cut it into squares.  If the cut lines merge together and disappear within 3 minutes, it may still be considered a liquid.  At this point, get it out of the fridge.  It’s not worth the space any longer.  Place 80% of the mixture in a large Ziploc baggie.  The other 20% should fit in a glass jar and may be used as an ice cream topping.  (Results not guaranteed.)

 

After a minimum of 20 days (and removal of the Christmas tree), take the mixture out of the freezer in a last-ditch effort to make something yummy for your friends and families.

 

After warming the mixture in the microwave for 1 minute, it should regain it’s completely liquid form.  Add the 2 eggs and stir well.  Sift a pinch of salt with the flour and add to the mixture.  Stir completely and pour into a greased baking dish or cookie sheet.  Bake for 15-20 minutes in oven set to the standard 350˚ F.

 

After the hometeacher brownies cool, you may top with sprinkle of powdered sugar.  Another really nice touch is to add some powdered sugar to the pseudo-ice cream topping that you saved from the original mixture (just use whatever’s left), and spread it on top of the brownies as a frosting.

 

Your hometeaching families will feel very special knowing that you prepared them a treat that took more than one month from start to finish.  (Results may vary – be tactful when offering them this recipe.)