Oct. 30, 2008 - Tafy's Recipe Thursday
Tafy's Recipe Thursday
As a young child, I tasted a wonderfully deliciously rich homemade candy called Potato Candy, at a family reunion dinner. My family left without getting the recipe and no one knew how to make this candy. I remembered that taste for a long time.
Years later reading a cookbook on the cooking of the southern Appalachian mountains, I ran across a recipe I thought maybe the candy I remembered. I made it and it was.
The very name arouses alot of curiosity. What is Potato Candy? Potato Candy is a homemade candy made out of cooked potatoes. I know that sounds strange, but it really is very, very good. The name also causes alot of hestiancy in trying this very tasty candy, but once a person gathers up the courage to try it they fall in love with it. It taste alot like the white chocolate peanut butter cups made by Reese's.
Potato Candy is very simple to make. Here is the recipe if you are curious and brave enough to try it.
Potato Candy
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1/2 c. of cooked potaoes (or baked potatoes)
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4 to 6 c. of powdered sugar, sifted
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1/2 to 1 c. of peanut butter
Mash the potatoes until no lumps are left. Put mashed potatoes in a mixer bowl. Add a cup of powder sugar to the potatoes and mix. (It will be runny to begin with.) Continue to add a cup of sugar at a time until the mixture resembles pie dough and is dry enough it won't stick to your hands. Roll out the dough between 2 pieces of parchment/wax paper into a rectangular shape. (You can roll it out on to the countertop but it is easier to do between the paper.) Spread peanut butter on top of dough. (You put on as much peanut butter as you like. A cup is too much for me.) Roll the dough up as you would a jelly roll. Chill the dough until firm (for several hours or over night.) I store the candy in the frig in an airtight container or wrapped up tightly.
This candy is very rich, but oh so good. Try it and enjoy!
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