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Have you ever heard of Josh Gibson?
The legendary baseball player who was rumoured to have hit over 800 home runs? Including some that were over 580 feet? A man, who despite winning numerous home run and batting titles, and being compared to the Great Bambino himself, was never allowed to play Major League Baseball because of the colour of his skin.
Join me, Chef Money, as we take a look into the life of the man who could have beaten Jackie Robinson to breaking the "colour barrier."
And, along the way, I will provide you with a list of ingredients and directions in order to make a tasty dessert - Home Run Squares.
Home Run Squares
Ingredients:
Shortbread Crust:
- 1 cup of butter - softened
- ½ cup of sugar
- 2 cups of flour
- ¼ tsp of salt
Home Run Filling:
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup of flour
- ½ cup of sugar
- ½ cup of brown sugar
- I cup of butter - melted and cooled slightly
- 2 cups of Oh Henry chocolate bars - chopped
Directions:
Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Grease a 9x9 baking pan.
- Combine all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until it forms into crumbs. You can do this by hand by incorporating the butter into the dry ingredients but it will be messy.
- Spread dough evenly into dish
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the edges have begun to turn slightly golden. Let it cool for 15 mins. Then you can add your filling.
Filling:
- Turn oven down to 325°
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until they are foamy. About 3-5 minutes.
- Beat in sugar, brown sugar, and flour until combined.
- Blend in the cooled butter.
- Stir in the chopped up Oh Henry’s.
- Pour onto your Shortbread bottom, and smooth out evenly.
- Bake for an hour and fifteen minutes
- Remove and serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Cheers!