Monday, December 16, 2013

Recipes That Don't Work #43

So we were invited to a Family Night at our neighbors and prepared to make brownies to share. Here is the secret recipe for brownies that don't work:

Ingredients:
1 box of brownie mix
water
oil
egg
mini marshmallows
heat source - preferably an oven

1- Mix together the water, oil and egg
2- add brownie mix
3- bake as directed
4- 3 minutes before it finishes baking, brainstorm how to make them just a little more special - settle on the idea of adding marshmallows to the top and letting them toast. Sounds delicious and definitely something that has been done on cupcakes.
5- Act on this impulse. Pull the brownies out and sprinkle mini marshmallows across the top then re-insert into the oven and crank it up to 400.
6- Keep a close eye on it, when it starts to toast and golden up (it will also be puffy), take it out of the oven. About 5 minutes.
7- Let it cool before cutting. This is when they fail really starts. Go ahead and try to cut through marshmallow goo and down into brownie. Did you try? Did you see how terrible it is? Do you comprehend the gigantic mess that you have set yourself up for?
8- Accept the fact that there is no way to cut or display these in a way that can be shared in a social setting. Unwrap the Milanos from the store and dump them into a bowl to take to the neighbors.
9- Save the deliciousness for yourself to pick at with a fork for the next 2 days.



Congratulations! you tried to make brownies to share, and it didn't work!

1 comment:

Linds said...

This was so funny! Thanks for the great insights and I am so tempted to try this recipe. :)