This Previous Customary Potato sweet is a favourite. The mix of potato, powdered sugar and peanut butter is a household favourite.
If you happen to love this quaint sweet additionally, you will wish to attempt these fantastic Coconut Pecan Pralines! These are an amazing addition to any vacation gathering.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This recipe was made standard throughout the Nice Melancholy period. We love this recipe as a result of the style is fantastic! It’s laborious 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 could 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 should utilize different nut butters on this recipe if you happen to choose! 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 just a little bit of labor however when you be taught the consistency it’s going to come collectively actually shortly. 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. Step by step add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, till the combination reaches a consistency you possibly can mould 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 range relying on how a lot potato you utilize. That is an quaint recipe, so you have to to begin 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 shortly the dough will dry out.
If you happen to 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 Customary Potato Sweet
This Previous Customary Potato Sweet is one your Grandmother most likely 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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Step by step add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, till the combination reaches a consistency you possibly can mould 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 just a few hours. Get pleasure from!
If you happen to 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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