A Week Of Candy: Potato Candy

Don't let the odd ingredient in this recipe turn you off. It is very, very yummy and very, very rich. I had this candy along time ago at a family reunion. I spent years looking for this recipe and finally found it in a cookbook of Appalachian recipes. It has become a surprising family favorite and favorite of others once they tried it. 

Potato Candy

• 1/2 cup of warm cooked potatoes mashed. (You can use leftover mashed or baked potato.)
• 4 to 6 cups of powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 cup of creamy peanut butter

Mash the potatoes till there are no lumps. Place in a mixer, add one cup of powder sugar, and combine. Continue to add sugar until the mixture resembles pie dough and is dry enough it won't stick to your hand. Roll out dough between two pieces of parchment paper into a rectangular shape and 1/4" thickness. 

Spread peanut butter on to the top, keeping it about 1/2" from the edges. Roll  up as you would a jelly roll and then chill in frig until firm. Slice into slices and enjoy!

 

Living the simple life and thankful for it!