This Previous Common Potato sweet is a favourite. The mixture of potato, powdered sugar and peanut butter is a household favourite.
For those who love this quaint sweet additionally, you will wish to attempt these fantastic Coconut Pecan Pralines! These are an incredible addition to any vacation gathering.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This recipe was made well-liked throughout the Nice Despair period. We love this recipe as a result of the style is fantastic! It’s arduous to depart this sweet alone and we like to make it for Christmas. I keep in mind as a child opening up a tin from the neighbors and this scrumptious sweet can be stacked between wax paper and I’d be so excited. It’s that scrumptious and everybody ought to attempt it!
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Potato
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Creamy Peanut Butter
SWAPS
You need to use different nut butters on this recipe if you happen to want! You may additionally mix nut butters if you happen to like or add nutella to this recipe too. You could be artistic.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
This recipe takes a bit of bit of labor however when you study the consistency it should come collectively actually rapidly. Full Printable Recipe beneath.
📖COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Boil potato, peel and put into a big bowl. Mash till lump free. Add two cups of powdered sugar to combination.
Step 2
Proceed to combine till sugar is mixed with potato. Add in vanilla. Regularly add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, till the combination reaches a consistency you possibly can mildew right into a ball.
Step 3
Switch to a sugared board and sprinkle with extra powdered sugar. Roll with a rolling pin. Unfold with peanut butter and roll from the lengthy facet like a jelly roll. Slice into items.
⭐TIPS & NOTES
Don’t use granulated sugar, it have to be powdered sugar for this recipe to work. The quantity of powdered sugar issues and it could possibly range relying on how a lot potato you employ. That is an quaint recipe, so you will want to start out with a small potato and simply proceed to work with the powdered sugar till you get the consistency you want. You don’t need it to crack whenever you roll it out, you need it to be extra clay like. Work rapidly the dough will dry out.
For those who roll the dough and really feel it must be chilled earlier than slicing, reduce the roll in half and retailer within the fridge for a bit. Then take away and slice.
OTHER OLD FASHIONED CANDY
STORING & SERVING SIZE
This makes about 20 items of sweet and we retailer it within the fridge or a cool place.
Previous Common Potato Sweet
This Previous Common Potato Sweet is one your Grandmother in all probability made. It is only some elements and a traditional! Nice for Christmas.
- 1 small russet potato
- 6-7 cups of powdered sugar
- 2/3 cup of creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
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Boil potato, peel and put into a big bowl. Mash till lump free.
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Add two cups of powdered sugar to combination. Proceed to combine till sugar is mixed with potato. Add in vanilla.
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Regularly add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, till the combination reaches a consistency you possibly can mildew right into a ball.
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Switch to a sugared board and sprinkle with extra powdered sugar. Roll with a rolling pin.
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Unfold with peanut butter and roll from the lengthy facet like a jelly roll.
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Slice into items. Chill for a number of hours. Get pleasure from!
For those who roll the dough and really feel it must be chilled earlier than slicing, reduce the roll in half and retailer within the fridge for a bit. Then take away and slice.
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