Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Table of Contents
01
02
06
03
04
05
07
Message from Tractor Supply
Here & There
Chainsaw Sharpening Tips
An Adventure Farm That Packs Character
5 Ways to Prepare Leftover Summer Bounty
Gone Fishing
Recipes: Back-to-School Favorites/ FEATURED ARTICLE /
An Adventure Farm That Packs CharacterEvery fall, the Richardsons welcome thousands of guests to explore nearly 10 miles of corn maze trails.
Out Here is a monthly digital magazine created exclusively for members of Tractor Supply’s Neighbor’s Club. Delivered straight to your inbox every month, Out Here helps you maintain your farms, ranches, homes, and animals, and tells the rich stories of rural life. From advice and recommendations to profiles and recipes, we’re here to help you make the most of life out here—all year round.
For those living on and off the land
Get in Touch with Out HereYour ideas and opinions are important to us. Want to recommend a story, share a recipe, or tell us your thoughts on a recent article? Email us at [email protected]
Or write to us at:Out Here magazine 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza P.O. Box 3477 Chicago, IL 60647-3477
About Out Here
Send us your recipes for a chance to WIN a Tractor Supply Gift Card!
LEARN MORE
The changing of the seasons
While much of the country may still be experiencing summer temperatures, September welcomes the beginning of fall.
As the temperatures drop and leaves begin changing colors, we’re looking to all the great moments ahead—and the ways in which Out Here can help you make the most of them. In this issue, learn about Richardson Adventure Farm, which welcomes thousands of visitors every fall to its nearly 10 miles of corn maze trails. And in celebration of back-to-school season, this issue features delicious, kid-friendly recipes from your fellow Neighbor’s Club members.
Fall is also a time for preparation. As you start winterizing your property, discover all the ways to prepare imperfect and excess produce from your summer bounty. We’re also sharing tips for sharpening your chainsaws chain after months of tough use.
After you’ve had a chance to read through the September issue, let us know what you think. Your feedback and ideas are important, and we want to continue providing you the stories and advice that help you celebrate life out here.
Sincerely,
Your Neighbors at Tractor Supply
A Message from
Tractor Supply
Highlighting local events taking place in rural towns around the United States
LEARN MORE
Oklahoma State Fair, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sept. 12–15
East Texas State Fair, Tyler, Texas, Sept. 20–22
Tractor Supply is hitting the road! Visit us at either of the remaining stops we’re making at state and county fairs across the country. We’ll have games, giveaways, green screen photo activities, and more. Admission to fairs charged.
Tractor Supply Fair Tour
Upcoming Events
LEARN MORE
Sheridan, Wyoming, Sept. 13–14
Along with vendors selling one-of-a-kind, refurbished, and upcycled furniture, handmade jewelry, and antique goods, this year’s Creative Sale will feature a food court, beverage vendor, and live music. At 415 US Highway 14. Admission charged.
Born in a Barn Creative Sale
LEARN MORE
Franklin, West Virginia, Sept. 19–22
Visitors of all ages will have plenty to see, do, and eat, from a grand parade and crafting demos to a gigantic pumpkin contest, a cornhole tournament, and various food options. At Potomac Highlands Recreation Center. Free.
51st Annual Treasure Mountain Festival
LEARN MORE
Kahoka, Missouri, Sept. 19–21
The Mule Festival includes a rodeo, mule shows, a flea market, a quilt raffle, trail rides, a kids’ coloring contest, and more. Food and camping are also available. At Clark County Fairgrounds. Admission charged.
34th Annual Clark County Mule Festival
LEARN MORE
Brookston, Indiana, Sept. 21
A pancake and sausage breakfast at the firehouse kicks off a day packed with activities: family entertainment, 5K and 10K runs, apple bobbing, prince and princess contests, hula hoop and jump rope contests, a pizza eating contest, an art show, a book sale, and more. At Downtown East 3rd Street. Free.
Brookston Apple Popcorn Festival
LEARN MORE
Rapid City, South Dakota, Sept. 28
Watch the Pumpkin Chuckin’ Catapults, a Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off contest, and a Scarecrow Stroll before relaxing in the beverage garden. There will also be a Kids Zone and a Pumpkin Coloring Contest. At Memorial Park. Free.
11th Annual Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival
LEARN MORE
Concordia, Kansas, Sept. 28
Each year, over 6,000 people visit this festival, featuring activities including a parade, a frog jumping contest, a 5K race, train rides, entertainment, a Kids Corner with inflatables, and more. At 606 Washington Street. Free.
36th Annual Fall Fest
LEARN MORE
Daphne, Alabama, Sept. 28–29
In the Kids Art Park, children can enjoy jewelry-making, face painting, handprints, wooden block sculptures, and freeform art. Meanwhile, older visitors can explore the Jubilee Market, where more than 100 local and regional vendors will have booths. At Main Street in Olde Towne Daphne. Free.
31st Annual Jubilee Festival of Arts
See a variety of new and used luxury motor yachts, sport fish, and personal watercrafts from dealers across the state and surrounding regions. At the Waterside Marina. Admission charged.
LEARN MORE
Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 13–15Norfolk In-Water Boat Show
Learn about the history of fur trading in Wisconsin and witness a real fur trade encampment reenactment. The festival will also offer food from local restaurants, a crafts show, and an old-fashioned hayride overlooking North Twin Lake. At the lake in Downtown Phelps. Free.
LEARN MORE
Phelps, Wisconsin, Sept. 14Phelps Scarecrow Festival
crystal blue skies, puffy white clouds, a fragrant breeze rustling through the corn fields that line the sloping road. For a place that promises unforgettable agritourism for the whole family, this prelude is some high-quality marketing.
By Jennon Bell HoffmannPhotos by Sarah VonderHaar and Richardson Adventure Farms, Videos by Francis Son
The drive to �i�h�rdson Adventure ��rm in prin� �rove,
Illinois, �eels li�e the openin� �redits to � movie:
George Richardson, 66, greets me on the porch of his home located on the family estate. We settle on the back deck, the expanse of the 183-year-old homestead sprawled out before us. Originally homesteaded in 1836 by Robert Richardson, a bricklayer from England, the land has cycled through several iterations of a working farm, including dairy and soybeans, pigs in the 1970s, Christmas trees and feed corn, and what it’s popular for today: adventure park and corn maze. Currently run by the fifth and sixth generation of Robert’s descendants, Richardson Adventure Farm proves that a solid foundation combined with an openness to new ideas leads to long-lasting legacy.
The Richardson family builds a tradition of getting lost on the farm
An A�enture Farm
That Packs Character
“My farmer friends say we’re odd because we like people,” George laughs. “But I’m like, ‘But people are in such great moods when they come here.’ We like showing them the farm and being part of their traditions. So we tried to do something different, to bring more people out to enjoy the farm and area.”
“Different” is an understatement.
In 2001, with a pencil drawing and a tractor, George and his brother Robert cut a design into their feed corn crop and the corn maze craze was born. George says the corn maze idea sprouted at the perfect time: People were becoming more interested in fall family activities that scratched an itch for nostalgia.
A few years in, they decided to go bigger—in fact, they decided to be the “World’s Largest,” enlisting the help of a professional maze designer and GPS-guided technology for more intricate and interesting maze patterns and trails. The quotation marks around “World’s Largest” are a strategic marketing move, and not something the folks at Guinness World Records recognize (a 63-acre maze in Dixon, California, currently holds that title, but that technicality doesn’t spoil the fun at Richardson Adventure Farm).
/ HAVE FUN GETTING LOST /
Each corn maze season begins in September and lasts through Halloween, before Christmas tree season begins. Even in the off-season and summer, running a working, functioning farm and amusement park takes as much boots-on-the-ground hard work as it does business savvy. That’s why the five main owners—George and his wife Wendy, Robert and his wife Carol, and George’s son Ryan—make sure the farm is not only keeping to the traditions that attract people each autumn, but also stretching the boundaries of what they can offer. In addition to the corn maze, Richardson Adventure Farm has a pumpkin patch, zip-lining, pig races, campfire rentals, a petting zoo, train and wagon rides, a 100-foot slide, a 50-foot observation tower, and more.
Today, Richardson Adventure Farm sees over 80,000 visitors annually.
The family also rents out space for private events. Last year, a Live Action Role Play (LARP) group enjoyed running through the maze in costumes for their fantasy-fueled fun.
“As long as people are respectful, we are game for anything,” George says.
Sprawled over 28 acres with nearly 10 miles of trails, the corn maze masterpiece changes every year. The design usually incorporates a local excitement (each major Chicago sporting team has been captured in corn), an important cultural event (the milestone anniversaries of the Beatles, Star Trek, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Girls Scouts have been featured), or a tribute to important historical touchstones (think 2018’s celebration of Illinois’ bicentennial). The 2019 design commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, depicting a command module, a pair of astronauts, and the American flag.
“People are in such
great moods when
they come here. We
like showing them the
farm and being part of
their traditions.�
– �eorge Richardson
Ryan, Carol, Robert, Wendy, and George Richardson
This year’s maze celebrates the 50th anniversary of the U.S.’s Apollo 11 landing on the moon in 1969.
With business booming, you’d think the Richardsons are already planning for the next generation’s eventual takeover. And yet, joining the business in an official capacity is strictly up to each family member. There are no assumptions, no obligations, and no pressure. How do they ensure the traditions will continue if participation is voluntary?
“I always knew I’d be back,” Ryan, 38, says. He opted to join the ranks of ownership 12 years ago. “But I never felt forced or coerced. I—like all my cousins—like that the farm is here and we want to make sure it survives.”
Ryan’s office is a converted chicken coop that sits a dozen feet from his grandparents’ 100-year-old farmhouse, where George points out he was born and raised. With so much built-in history, family members want to help and want to be involved in whatever way they can, and that makes all the difference. Indeed, everyone has a job to do—if they want it.
George notes that his parents, Owen and Margaret, had the same approach to succession planning when he and his siblings left the farm. “My brother and I were not encouraged to come back to the farm but it was known that we were welcome. After college, we both were off the farm for a few years and Robert and I chose to come back. My parents said, ‘We’ll make room.’ Anyone who wants to is welcome.”
In fact, gaining experiences outside the farm is what has helped it thrive. “Education has always been the most important,” Wendy says. “Everyone was supposed to go away, go to college, and get as much training as they could and do something somewhere else.”
/ FAMILY FIRST, THEN BUSINESS /
Jennon Bell Hoffmann writes lifestyle and human-interest stories from her home in Illinois.
About the Writer
With so many family members involved, I ask whether things ever get hairy. George thinks for a moment and looks at Wendy before they both give a small shrug, as if to say, “Eh, not really.”
Titles for the executives on the farm are loose, and job duties tend to fall into what each person wants to handle, and what needs to get done.
“We have to make a constant effort to keep each other informed and stay on the same general wavelength to decide the big things, like the corn maze, and the future of the farm,” George says.
Ryan adds: “We all see different things, but we all see the farm heading in the same direction. We can each put our own stamp on it and trust we’ll have the support.”
One nonnegotiable for working at the farm: You must believe in the mission. Richardson Adventure Farm is focused on creating fun, family-friendly, interesting farm-life experiences for any kind of visitor.
“We get to talk to the people, they see we are real farmers, that this is us,” says George. “It’s important to put a face on the business. It’s important to keep it personal and play into our sense of history, which we think makes us unique.”
To plan your visit to Richardson Adventure Farm, visit RichardsonAdventureFarm.com.
You may have also grown some fruits and vegetables that are oddly shaped or otherwise imperfect. While they taste fine, they look a little funny and may be tough to convince your family members—especially the picky ones—to eat. Don’t let all that delicious food go to waste! Here are five ways to put excess or imperfect garden goods to great use:
For some, this year’s summer harvest brought a generous bounty. While you’re likely enjoying your fill of delicious berries, zucchini, tomatoes, and other seasonal produce, there’s only so much your family can consume.
By Scott BishPhotography by Sarah VonderHaar
Avoid wasting excess or imperfect produce with these tips
5 Ways to Prepare Leftover Summer Bounty
Jams aren’t just tasty—they’re versatile and have a long shelf life, which means you can enjoy them in many ways long after the season changes. Making jam involves crushing up fruit and heating it with water, sugar, and pectin until it gels, then cooling the mix, dividing it into jars, and processing them in a hot water bath.
While berry, grape, and stone fruit jams are classic favorites, consider making some unique and mouth-watering combos, such as raspberry and fig, beet and strawberry, and lemon and carrot, to name a few.
Regardless of which recipe you use, be sure to first remove any leaves or twigs from the produce, wash it well, and take out pits and seeds before you make the jam. Your imperfect-produce jam will taste perfectly delicious on top of toast, bagels, or cottage cheese.
Jam Out
Freeze-drying fruits and vegetables is another way to keep your wealth of garden delights from getting discarded. Foods with high water content freeze-dry well, which is why apples, strawberries, potatoes, peppers, and sweet potatoes are all great choices. However, there’s no reason not to experiment with other fruits and vegetables. Just as fresh produce tastes best when it’s ripe, freeze-drying your goods when they’re at their peak will result in a stronger flavor.
The freeze-drying process involves removing the moisture in really cold temperatures—below the freezing point of water (32 degrees). To freeze-dry easily at home, cut the fruits and vegetables into bite-size pieces, place them on a tray, and put the tray in your deep freezer. Try to keep the freezer door closed until the pieces freeze entirely (this should take a few hours). After the initial freeze, keep the tray in the freezer for a couple weeks until your treats are completely freeze-dried. After that, store these snacks in a container at room temperature.
Freeze-Dry for a Pantry-Safe Snack
Say “pickling” and most people think of cucumbers. But you can pickle pretty much any vegetable, including tomatillos, turnips, carrots, okra, beets, peppers, and turnips. Simply put, pickling is the process of preserving food through fermentation in a brine or immersion in vinegar. Basic pickling calls for veggies plus vinegar, water, and salt. Consider adding pickling spices such as dill, garlic, or even sugar if you enjoy a sweeter flavor.
If you’d like, you can skip the canning and go right to the refrigerator to start pickling. For this, simply place your veggies in the pickling liquid and refrigerate for a week. Then, enjoy the salty, briny treats for up to two months.
Pick Up Pickling
Salsa made with garden-ripe tomatoes is a perfect solution for “the uglies”—what some farmers call misshapen produce. Beyond tomatoes, look for oddly shaped green peppers, onions, chili peppers, and garlic to add to your salsa.
Make Garden-Inspired Salsa
Simply dice all those ingredients, then mix in components like vinegar, cilantro, salt, and hot pepper—whatever you enjoy. While tomatoes and vinegar are acidic, you may want to add citric acid as an added safety precaution against harmful bacteria.
Next, cook the mix down to a soft consistency to remove the crunch. One of the easiest canning techniques involves pouring the salsa into sanitized canning jars, screwing on the lids, and carefully submerging them in a hot water bath for 30 minutes. Using tongs to avoid burning your hands, remove the jars, let them cool, and store your salsa away for future enjoyment.
Scott Bish is a writer who hails from Ohio.About the Writer
Do you have a special recipe for preserving summer produce? Send it to [email protected]. If we feature your recipe in an upcoming issue of Out Here, we’ll send you a $50 Tractor Supply Gift Card!
Your freshly-picked, seasonal bounty can also be a great addition to breads, cakes, tarts, and pastries. While your family may not be able to stomach any more corn on the cob or grilled zucchini, they’ll likely happily dig into freshly baked cornbread or chocolate zucchini bread. And though you have had trouble giving away excess and oddly shaped fresh fruit, it’ll be tough for your neighbors to resist a slice of pie on a summer’s day.
As you’re washing, coring, peeling, and cutting your fruits and vegetables for baking, save some pieces to use as garnish when your creation is complete. Adding a scattering of berries, slivers of apples, or even grated carrot on top will make your baked goods look extra delectable when you serve them to family and friends.
Bake Up Leftovers
While Pat drifted away from the sport as she grew up, she came back to fishing when she moved to Minnesota 27 years ago to teach science at St. Cloud State University, located about 65 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
Pat Hauslein has fond childhood memories of fishing for muskies with her father. “I have the dearest picture of me at about 5 years old, wearing one of those old orange life vests. My dad and I are sitting in the back of the old wooden boat and he’s letting me steer.”
By Katie Dohman Images by Aidan Klimenko and Women Anglers of Minnesota
“I decided, ‘I’m in Minnesota now, I have to become a fisherperson if I’m going to live here,’” she says.
Pat found the Women Anglers of Minnesota (WAM), an intergenerational group aimed at bringing women together to fish, improve their angling skills, and connect with each other. The tenor of the group immediately resonated with Pat, who has since become WAM’s membership co-director. “We have that culture that says, ‘I’ll teach you,’ not ‘I’ll do it for you,’” she says. “I think that sets the tone so that women come in knowing it’s a safe place to ask questions.” A WAM member waits for a catch on recent
outing on Mille Lacs Lake
Women Anglers of Minnesota is putting women in the captain’s chair
Gone Fishing
-Pat Hauslein
“We have that culture that says, ‘I’ll teach you,’ not ‘I’ll do it for you.’”
WAM members pay an annual $25 fee, which grants them access to quarterly educational meetings, a private community Facebook page, WAM socials, fishing trips, and in-person and virtual tournaments, as well as discounts on equipment from brand sponsors. Many events are geared toward adult women, though girls are welcome at the family events and WAM hosts virtual kids-only tournaments.
/ GROWING A MOVEMENT /
WAM president Kristen Merwin ice fishing
While WAM has been around since 1977, the group has seen impressive growth in the past couple years. Between 2017 and 2018, membership exploded from about 150 to 700 members, attracting women and girls from ages 12 to 82. And while most live in Minnesota, WAM has members from surrounding states, plus some from as far as Canada and Texas. And this year, the group was inducted into the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame—a female first.
Kristen Merwin, WAM’s president, attributes the expansion and success in part to brand sponsorships that have made it easier for many women to start fishing. Companies are recognizing the promise and the buying power of women anglers and are capitalizing on the opportunity by providing WAM equipment discounts and free instruction, such as classes on how to load and unload a boat. WAM has also received donations of ice fishing equipment.
/ WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN /
Though WAM has received attention for its recent growth, women’s affinity for fishing is nothing new, Pat says. “I [don’t] believe something switched on with women anglers, that all of a sudden there was a genetic mutation. They’ve always been there.” The community aspect of WAM is particularly appealing to women, many of whom may be more likely to find someone to teach them to fish than to learn by themselves, she says.
WAM members enjoy a summer outing on Mille Lacs Lake
“Women have always gone out fishing, but been more in the passenger seat,” Kristen adds. “We get a lot of members who maybe have gone through a significant life change, like a divorce or breakup, and their partner takes the equipment. Or maybe they grew up fishing with Dad, but got away from it in adulthood, and want to teach their kids. They’re coming back to it in a more assertive fashion. They want to learn.”
Susan Peters, a newer member, often fishes with her husband. Because he travels for work weekly, she wanted a safe way to connect with other anglers to fish with when he’s gone. Multiple members echo similar sentiments, some saying they first looked into public fishing groups on Facebook, but those didn’t feel as safe.
“I love that it is just women-focused,” Susan says. “We don’t have to pretend we know everything about fishing. We’re free to say, ‘I don’t know how to tie a knot,’ and WAM will do classes on tying a knot.”
The organization strives for “no barriers,” meaning that if you don’t have a fishing pole, someone will lend you one. No boat? Someone will take you on theirs.
WAM’s private Facebook group is a haven of encouragement and reinforcement. Posts sometimes share details about a personal best catch, but more often than not, they’re about mastering equipment, especially navigating a boat trailer and launch. As soon as a member posts her victory, positive comments stream in. For WAM members, one angler’s win is their win, too.
In addition, members thrive off the examples they set for each other. Kristen says women often join thinking they won’t do certain fishing tasks themselves, ever. “But it changes quickly when they see women around them and doing it with ease and well, it spreads like wildfire. They think, ‘Why can’t I, if she can?’ It really motivates them to give it a shot,” she says.
“ I love that it is just women-focused.”-Susan Peters
Want to learn more about WAM? Visit the group’s website: www.womenanglersmn.com
Katie Dohman has the great pleasure of writing about people living interesting lives around the globe from her perch in West St. Paul, Minnesota.
About the Writer
Susan Peters and Leah Bergantzel accept their award for the 2019 Ice Fishing Tournament on Mille Lacs Lake
/ PROVIDING UNMATCHED REWARDS /
While Susan hasn’t been in WAM long, she’s already felt the senses of camaraderie and accomplishment the organization touts.
At her first “hard-water” (ice fishing) tournament last winter on Mille Lacs Lake, she was paired with WAM member Leah Bergantzel, whom she didn’t know.
“I had the best partner,” Susan says. “We had never met, but we have this friendship now. And we won.”
Well, sort of won. They placed fifth of five.
“It was the lowest placement you could get, and you would have thought they won Publisher’s Clearing House,” Kristen says, laughing. At the awards ceremony at the end of the tournament, “they came running like ‘The Price is Right,’ screaming and hollering. They were so excited that they actually left the whole event and never picked up their money, just the plaque. I called them later and [Susan] said, ‘We get money too?!’ That’s what keeps us going.”
Nothing makes a cleaner cut than a newly and properly sharpened chainsaw.So whether you’re just starting your felling, limbing, bucking, and brushing or you’re wrapping tasks up for the season, follow these expert tips to preserve your machine’s lifespan and keep you safe in the process.
Do’s and don’ts for best chainsaw performance
CHAINSAW SHARPENING TIPS
With children heading back to school this month, we want to inspire you with family-favorite recipes that’ll keep them satiated and smiling throughout the day.
Kid-friendly ideas for a hearty breakfast, a lunchbox snack, and a delicious after-school treat
Start the morning with Heather’s protein-packed egg casserole. After the kids head off to school, keep them fueled through the afternoon with Carol’s homemade snack mix. And when they get home, welcome them with one of Verena’s delicious, gooey brownies.
Kid-friendly ideas for a hearty breakfast, a lunchbox snack, and a delicious after-school treat
Back-to-School FavoritesRECIPES:
Egg Casserole Homemade Snack Mix Favorite Brownies
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
16 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cup cooked ham, chopped
1 1/2 cup fresh spinach, chopped
12 eggs
1/2 cup milk
“This is how I get my kids to eat more veggies,” writes Heather. “I like this recipe because you can make it the night before and bake it in the morning.”
Preheat the oven to 375 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with cooking spray.1.
2. In a medium bowl, mix cheese and flour.
Level: Beginner Time: 15 Minutes Prep 1 Hour Cook 10 Minutes Rest
Yield: 1 Casserole
3.
4.
Press cheese-flour mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Spread ham and spinach evenly over cheese crust.
5. In a large bowl, beat eggs and milk until combined. Pour egg mix over ham and spinach.
6. Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 more minutes to brown the top.
7. Let cool for 10 minutes before scooping or cutting into servings.
Egg CasseroleBy Heather Pierce from Seward, Nebraska
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
1/2 stick butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups Crispix cereal
1 cup mixed nuts, unsalted
“This is handy, quick, and guys love it,” writes Carol.
Cover a baking sheet with wax paper.1.
2. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup to a boil and let simmer for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Level: Easy Time: 5 Minutes Prep 5 Minutes Cook 10 Minutes Rest
Yield: 3 Cups of Snack Mix
3.
4.
5.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in baking soda.
Pour Crispix and nuts into pan, 1/2 cup of each at a time, stirring to combine after every addition.
Spread snack mix over a baking sheet and let cool 10 minutes.
6. Break up snack mix and store in an air-tight container or plastic bag.
Homemade Snack MixBy Carol Niemeyer from Dewitt, Nebraska
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
2/3 cups butter, melted
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cups cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter
“Sometimes we put Rice Krispies in the melted chips and peanut butter before spreading them over the top,” writes Verena.
Level: Easy Time: 10 Minutes Prep 33 Minutes Bake 25 Minutes Rest
Yield: 12 brownies
Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch pan.1.
2.
3.
4.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs.
In a separate medium bowl, mix flour and cocoa powder.
Combine wet and dry ingredients, then add vanilla and mix until fully combined.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted through the center comes out clean.
6. Remove pan from the oven and spread mini marshmallows over brownies. Bake for an additional 3 minutes, or until marshmallows have melted.
7. While the brownies finish baking, in a saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter and stir to mix.
8. Using a spoon, drizzle the peanut butter-chocolate mixture over the marshmallow topping.
9. Let cool for at least 25 minutes, then cut into 12 brownies.
Favorite BrowniesBy Verena Eicher from Jefferson, Ohio
Send us your family’s recipes for memorable holiday desserts for a chance to win a Tractor Supply Gift Card!
Fall’s just begun, but before we know it, it’ll be time to start planning for the winter holidays. We want to help you with delicious recipe ideas that’ll make your family gatherings extra special.
Do you have a family favorite recipe for a holiday dessert? Whether it’s a pie, a cake, cookies, a no-bake treat, or something else, we want to see it!
Send us your recipe and let others enjoy the treats your family has loved for years. If we feature your recipe in Out Here, we’ll send you a $50 Tractor Supply Gift Card.
Send through form found at outheremagazine.com or send through Traditional Mail:Please include your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address in your submission.
By submitting your recipe, you are granting Tractor Supply Co. permission to reproduce it for editorial, promotional, or marketing purposes.
Out Here Magazine: Recipes 222 Merchandise Mart PlazaP.O. Box 3477Chicago, IL 60654-3477
You can mail it to:
If we publish it, you’ll get a $50 Tractor Supply Gift Card!
