Rocky Road Brownies

Adapted from Maida Heatter's Book of Great Cookies. I wasn't able to find a bag of all-white marshmallows, so I made my own, with this recipe. One recipe of marshmallows covered four recipes of brownies.

It's hard to find unsweetened chocolate in Israel, so I substituted cocoa and butter for the chocolate. To replace unsweetened chocolate, use 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine and 3 tablespoons of cocola for each square (one ounce) of chocolate.

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x9 inch pan.

 

Sift

¾ cup sifted flour.

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

 

Melt, in a mixing bowl

1 tablespoon butter

Remove from heat, stir in

3 tablespoons cocoa

Mix in

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup sugar

Mix in, one at a time

2 eggs

Stir in the flour mixture, and then

2 ounces pecans, large pieces

 

Bake for 23 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out nearly dry. Do not overbake.

 

If you're using storebought marshmallows, while the brownies are baking, make the following. If making your own marshmallow, arrange for the marshmallow to be finished any time after the brownies come out of the oven, they can go in immediately, or any time thereafter.

23 marshmallows, cut in half (or ¼ batch of homemade marshmallow)

2½ ounce pecan halves or large pieces

 

Melt, in a mixing bowl

1 tablespoon butter

Remove from heat, stir in

3 tablespoons cocoa

 

If using storebought marshmallows, quickly place them on the hot brownie, cut side down, to completely cover the cake, and return to the oven for exactly one minute.

If makeing your own marshmallow, as soon as it's ready, pour one quater of the recipe over the brownie (which can be hot or cold) and smooth it with a spatula.

Place the pecans on top of the marshmallow.

 

Now mix into the melted butter and cocoa

1 cup strained confectioners sugar

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

about 2 tablespoons boiling water

Stir until smooth. If it's too think to drizzle, add a more water, but only a bit at a time so it doesn't become too thin. Drizzle over the brownie. Make sure to cover all of the pecans so they stay attached.

 

Let stand uncovered for at least 5 hours, slice into squares. It may be messy when cutting. Deal with it.

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