Wednesday, June 17, 2009

marshmallow puffs a la dilly-do!

When I was seventeen years old, my sister taught me how to make those famous marshmallow puffs that most Girl Scouts learn to make. Years later, I wanted to make them again and picked myself up the ingredients. Who knew my young memory was so faulty. I ended up getting the order of the dipping and rolling all mixed up and instead of marshmallow puffs, I ended up with something quite different and even tastier than the original. At least, I think so. So, grab your tots, wash everyone's hands and roll those sleeves up for some sticky-sweet, fun cooking that really, you should only have once in a lifetime because I am quite certain none of this is good for you and you just may push your kidlet into sugar addiction territory. I'm just saying.

What you need:
*large marshmallows, at least 10
*2 tablespoons melted butter
*3 tablespoons granulated sugar
*2 teaspoons cinnamon (optional)
*1 container of pre-cut biscuits
*sprinkles, jimmies, etc.
*muffin pan, greased

scrumdilly-do it!

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Wipe a small bit of butter onto a piece of wax paper and have your wee one grease up the muffin pan. My mom always had me use the wax paper wrapper from the butter itself to do this. Set up your ingredients in an easy to reach formation and sit your tots down. This could get messy.Hand your kidlet a biscuit round from the container. If you are using a super sort of biscuits with layers, you can pull apart one biscuit to make two. The biscuits I used contained 10 so I pulled apart two of them to round 'em out to 12 to fit my muffin pan. Once they have their round of dough in hand, have them squash it flat. Squashing sound effects are optional.Next up, flip that flattened round into the melted butter. I kept my butter on a semi-deep plate so that I could butter up each side of the biscuit without drenching it.Once the round is all gooey with butter, toss it into the sugar mixture and smoosh it into the muffin pan. Instead of sugar, you can also use any happy cake decorating bit of sweetness. I had some sprinkles on hand so once my cinnamon was used up, I tossed the remainder of rounds into the sprinkles.Grab a large marshmallow and center it on your smooshed dough pushing it down just a bit. Repeat until you pan is full. Add more sprinkles if you feel your pan is lacking and pop it into the preheated oven. Bake for 10 minutes and remove.
The marshmallows will have puffed up a bit along with the biscuits. Some may have even slid around and moved in with their neighbor. Use a wide spoon to guide the marshmallow back to it's own home and scoop the whole thing out onto a happy serving plate. You may want to keep them all to yourself once you try them but make sure your kidlet gets at least one on his or her very own plate. Allow to cool for about five minutes before diving in. And remember, I warned ya!

**these are best eaten fresh from the oven. if you find yourself with leftover, keep then in an airtight container and reheat in the microwave (on a plate) for smidge when yer ready, otherwise the marshmallow may pull out teeth!

18 comments:

  1. I've never heard of making these with marshmallows, but Paddington Buns (refrigerator biscuits dipped in melted butter and then cinnamon+sugar, baked according to package directions) were a staple in our house growing up! I'll have to try adding the marshmallows and making them in a muffin tin. Thanks!

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  2. Thank you! I cannot wait to try these with my girls.

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  3. I never got farther than Brownies but are they called "brown bears"?

    http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/camp/recipe.htm#brown

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  4. hmm no marshmallow in that though... can't seem to find anything.

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  5. I've made something like these but at church with our preschoolers and we called them resurrection buns. We used cresent rolls and the marshmallow was Jesus (how's that to screw with a preschooler) and the melted butter was the oils they put on his body and the cinnamon and sugar the spices and herbs they used for the body. rolled up in the cresent (tomb) and when they come out of the oven voila.....Jesus is gone! I did not come up with i happy to say because it seems a very scary way to teach the story for Easter BUT they are so yummy. I think I'll try them with biscuits now!

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  6. Bethany: i like the name of Paddingtons. i also think i would prefer them tothe marshmallows, the sugar experience is quite intimidating!

    tamdoll: you are most welcome!

    Patricia: i'm not sure where the recipe came from. my sister told me she learned it from Girl Scouts and I have heard it from other scouts as well. Maybe it was a California thing? I think the broen bears and Paddigntons would be just as tasty!

    Cathy: that is insane and it made me laugh out loud...loudly!

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  7. Sweet! Literally :) I've got a little one coming over to play with my 2 tomorrow, and this will make the perfect kitchen distraction! Thanks!!

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  8. OMG.... that. is. AWESOME!! must try it out!!

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  9. My children will love these. Thanks for the recipe!

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  10. My mom made these for us when I was little. Our family calls them "Disappearing Marshmallows." I made them for my first grade class as an end of the year treat, and they were a huge hit!

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  11. now that looks delicious and yes, the kids will love to make them!!!!!!thanks, can't wait to taste them!!!!!lovegg

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  12. The memories!!! I remember making these in middle school vocations class! Now I can make them with my kiddos. Thanks!

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  13. I'm a bit lost with the "pre-cut biscuit" part - do you mean biscuit dough? and if so do you have a simple recipe - I don't know where in the world you hail from, but it's very rare in Australia to buy ready-made dough!

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  14. i'm in the states where premade everything abounds. as these were developed precisely from premade dough in a tin (our biscuits are like scones but with no sugar), i am not sure how they would taste with a lovely homemade dough. homemade biscuits are so much better but if you want to try, you can find any number of biscuit(scones/rolls) recipes on the internet...here's one:
    http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/10233/plain+scones

    have fun!

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  15. My mouth is watering! P.S. I am loving your inspirational ideas and the flavor of your blog. Thanks for sharing all that you do.

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  16. Hi - I made these tonight with my two boys (5 and 2) helping. It was fun and they were SO tasty, addictive tasty! I know we'll make them again for a special occasion. Thanks for sharing!!

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