Hard Candy & Potato Candy
If you aren’t in need of some yummy candy recipes… you should be! I haven’t baked or prepared much, actually - but wish I had more time to do so. I love makin’ goodies! I know one thing, I’ll have to make something extra yummy for Santa, I know she…I mean he…or is that we… I can’t lie - it’s me…. would love it! *drool*
Potato Candy
1 small potato
1 1/2 boxes powdered sugar (have 2 on hand)
1 tbsp. butter
1/8 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Peel, cook and mash potato. Add butter and milk. Make sure no lumps remain. Add vanilla and powdered sugar, slowly. Knead and roll out. Put candy onto a sugared board and roll to about 1/4 inch thick (or whatever you desire). Spread a thin layer of peanut butter ontop. Roll the candy (make two rolls). Slice and refrigerate for 1 hour. Makes about 50 pieces, depending upon thickness of the slices. VERY sweet!
*If you don’t like peanuty butter, omit that. Other options include: toss in plastic bag with cinnamon (put the candy in a bag with cinnamon and coat it, them remove from bag!)or drizzle/cover/dip in chocolate.
Next:
Hard Candy
3 ¾ c. sugar
1 ½ c. white karo syrup
1 c. hot water
1 t. oil ( peppermint or cinnamon)
food coloring (red or green)
Boil water, sugar and syrup without stirring until 300 degrees (about 20 min.). Take off heat. When boiling stops, stir in oil and food coloring. Pour onto cookie sheet. When cool break in pieces and dust with powdered sugar.
December 22nd, 2005 at 10:37 am
Thank you so much for the Potato Candy
recipe.My mom used to do this one when
we were young and I had completely
forgot about it.Just copied it.
Marie
December 22nd, 2005 at 12:26 pm
Great recipes! Thanks for leaving me a message on my blog. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December 22nd, 2005 at 2:19 pm
I’ve made it!
No I don’t mean the Potato Candy, but I have made it on to your sidebar blog roll list! Yay!
Ben.
December 22nd, 2005 at 2:28 pm
On another non post related comment: When you reply to people’s comments they come up in a box saying “Replied” in the original comment, rather than as a separate comment. How do you do that?
Ben.
P.S. On a post related comment:
“*If you don’t like peanuty butter, omit that. Other options include: toss in plastic bag with cinnamon or drizzle/cover/dip in chocolate.”
One should probably extract the plastic bag before baking??
December 22nd, 2005 at 3:15 pm
ROFL Ben!! Yeah, the plastic bag probably wouldn’t do much for the recipe huh? ; )
Another yummy looking recipe! Thanks!!! : )
December 22nd, 2005 at 4:55 pm
Oh I have got to try these. Thanks for all the cool treat ideas! :o)
Merry Christmas!
December 22nd, 2005 at 8:41 pm
December 23rd, 2005 at 8:22 am
Potato Candy…never heard of it but it sounds good enough to give it a try. Thanks, J! Merry Christmas!
December 23rd, 2005 at 1:09 pm
Mmmmmm! I love hard candy.
June 11th, 2006 at 8:54 am
I make potatoe candy every year. I learned from my grandmother and had it growing up. She always makes it at Christmas time and so do I .. I have no idea why I never make it otherwise. Tradition maybe?..lol
I will have to try your recipe because ours only has potatoe, powdered sugar and peanut butter…no milk , vanilla or butter