Old Fashioned Potato Candy W Peanut Butter Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED POTATO CANDY W/ PEANUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Place potato into a pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until very tender, about 30 minutes. Drain. Transfer potato to a large bowl and mash until smooth. Stir vanilla extract into mashed potato.
• Stir confectioners' sugar gradually into mashed potato until consistency is like cookie dough; add more confectioners' sugar if candy is too runny.
• Sprinkle a large piece of waxed paper with confectioners' sugar and roll potato candy out into a rectangle 1/4 inch thick. Spread peanut butter onto candy. Roll candy and peanut butter into a tight spiral; wrap candy log in waxed paper. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Cut into slices to serve.

PEANUT BUTTER POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Combine mashed potatoes, milk, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl.
• Stir confectioners' sugar into potato mixture until a dough consistency is reached. Refrigerate dough until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Sprinkle confectioners' sugar on a cutting board or waxed paper.
• Roll dough into a large rectangular shape on prepared surface.
• Spread enough peanut butter on top layer of dough to cover.
• Roll dough into a jelly roll shape; refrigerate roll for 1 hour. Slice dough into pinwheels to serve.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• 1. In a small sauce pot, cover potato slices with water and cook over medium heat until soft.
• 2. Drain potato and place in mixing bowl.
• 3. Beat until mashed.
• 4. Add 1/2 sugar and mix well.
• 5. Mix in remaining sugar, scraping down sides as needed.
• 6. Line a counter top with a sheet of waxed paper dusted with confectioners sugar.
• 7. Scrape out dough onto waxed paper and dust top with more confectioners sugar.
• 8. Roll out to a thickness of about 1/4 of an inch.
• 9. Spread dough with peanut butter and roll up like you are making a cinnamon roll.
• 10. Once you have rolled into a log, roll log up in your wax paper.
• 11. Place halves in a gallon zipper bag, seal and store in refrigerator till ready to serve.
• 12. When ready to serve, slice into 1/4 inch slices. Store leftovers in the refrigerator. Note: There probably won't be any leftovers..... LOL!

POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Place potato in a small saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-12 minutes. Drain. Transfer to large bowl., Using a stand mixer, beat potato until smooth. Leave only 1/2 cup in bowl (save remaining for another use). Beat in 4 cups sugar until smooth. Gradually add enough remaining sugar until dough forms a ball., Divide dough in half. On a surface dusted with confectioners' sugar, roll half of dough into a 10x7-in. rectangle. Spread 1/4 cup peanut butter to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jell-roll style, starting with a long end. Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour. Repeat with remaining dough and peanut butter. Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Store in the refrigerator.