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ciao ! cooks
S ' mores
No campfire needed for these cloudlike confections .
INGREDIENTS : 1 / 2 cup cake flour 1 / 2 cup crushed graham crackers 1 / 4 cup icing sugar 9 egg whites 1 tsp cream of tartar pinch of salt 3 / 4 cup sugar 1 / 2 tsp vanilla 250 g 70 % dark chocolate , chopped 1 / 3 cup heavy cream 1 lb bag marshmallows
METHOD : 1 . Preheat oven to 350 ° F . Sift cake flour , add graham crackers and icing sugar . Set aside . 2 . Beat egg whites , cream of tartar and salt . Add sugar slowly and beat on high until stiff peaks form . On low setting , slowly add flour mixture and vanilla . 3 . Spoon into 10 x 15 inch pan . Move a knife through batter to remove air pockets . Bake 30-35 minutes . 4 . Combine chocolate in a heatproof bowl over simmering water . Fold in cream , stir until smooth . 5 . Cut cake into 3 inch squares . Toast marshmallow and sandwich . Drizzle with chocolate .
Yield 6 appetizer servings ciao ! / june / july / two thousand fifteen 27