For the rest of you (a.k.a. America), welcome! Today your peanut butter will be served in the middle of a light fluffy roll. With a Hershey bar piece on top. Why? I don’t know. It just seemed like a good idea at the time!
You know what also seems like a good idea? Digital downtime. You know, spending time away from the phones and iPads (I love you, iPad, don’t listen to me right now) and social media. But maybe that’s just because I’m afraid of social media.
You have to believe me: when it comes to social media, I am completely incompetent. There’s something that everyone else gets about making friends online and being popular that I just…don’t. I’m not sure what it is. Maybe my ability to make friends is restricted to real life alone. You know, because then I can win them over with my fun facial expressions and quick wit. Online, I don’t stand a chance.
In some ways, being on social media is just like being in middle school, only worse. People are constantly checking to see who likes them. Er, I mean, their posts. But it’s very much the same thing. That constant reassurance is, I am firmly convinced, unhealthy. If I didn’t run a baking blog, you can be sure I would not be on social media.
But that’s probably why I suck at it. I’ve never been comfortable with it, and that must be shining through somehow. I love baking, I love writing, I love people, and I love sharing. But all the rest of it just makes me feel like the kid who didn’t get invited to the party. Deep down, I think we’re all still 10 years old.
When I was 10, I ate peanut butter on fluffy white rolls pretty much every day. I did that for years. And sometimes, feeling like a kid can be a good thing. These rolls are one of those times.
This recipe is as basic as they come. You put a couple of tablespoons of peanut butter in between two refrigerated biscuit rounds, pinch the ends together, and bake. Unless you want to press a Hershey’s chocolate piece on the top first. I had to. I like a little chocolate with my peanut butter!
This is basically the best roll ever with a peanut butter surprise in the middle. It’s really great for snacks when you want something that isn’t quite a meal, but is halfway in between. I recommend.
As for the whole social media thing, I don’t know what to say about that. If you want to help me become better at it, I welcome you! Until that happens, I remain confused. With baked goods in hand!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line an 8-inch square pan with foil and coat with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Open the refrigerated biscuits according to package directions. Peel them apart until you have 18 circles.
- Fill half with a tablespoon or two of peanut butter. Press the other half on top and seal the edges. Repeat the process with all nine rolls.
- If desired, press a single Hershey bar piece into the center of each roll.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the rolls are puffed up and golden. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Well, not love, exactly. But if you watch the series Once Upon a Time, which I’ve been binge-watching with Kenny on Netflix, you’re aware that their version of Hook is a heckuva lot sexier than the guy from the Disney movie. I mean, there’s no comparison.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, think Westley from The Princess Bride. This Hook is very similar, but with a bad guy streak. I’m super sold on him. If only I could win him over with my baking. But then, Kenny might not like that.
Anyway, I recommend the show, and I recommend Hook. And I also highly encourage you to try these s’mores bars. They’re something special!
Instead of using straight up flour, I put a hefty dose of graham cracker crumbs into the dough to give it a more authentic s’more flavor. I wasn’t sure what would happen, quite frankly. But you know what? All’s well that ends well!
In order to add to the drama of the bars, I left the Hershey bar pieces whole and cut several large marshmallows (well, regular-sized, not mini) in half and pressed them into the dough. With a little more dough on top, I could almost imagine myself by a campfire. The only problem is, when I baked these, it was 15 degrees out. So no campfire yet!
These bars are made in one bowl without a mixer. And they come together really fast. The only challenge is waiting until they’re cool. Otherwise, chocolate and marshmallow melt all over you. Well, actually, that’s a good thing!
And you can eat them while watching Hook do his thing on Once Upon a Time. He’s more than satisfactory eye candy, and you should always have a good snack handy anyway. Besides, if you get a really good heat lamp into the bargain, you can pretend it’s actually s’mores weather. Sounds like heaven to me!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line an 8 x 8 pan with foil, leaving enough to overhang the sides, and coat in cooking spray.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Take a larger bowl and mix the brown sugar, melted butter, eggs and vanilla until just blended. Add the dry ingredients gradually and mix until incorporated.
- Spread 3/4 of the batter carefully into the pan. Layer the chopped marshmallows evenly on top and place the Hershey bar pieces in between the marshmallows.
- Drop the remaining dough onto the top, spreading it out as much as possible.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until the bars are golden and the middle is no longer jiggly.
- Cool completely. Cut into squares.