The Big Book of Homemade Candy Recipes by Max Diamond - HTML preview

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Potato Candy

"The potatoes in this recipe provide starch and don't add flavor. You won't even know there are potatoes in it. You will only taste a sweet confection. When adding the confectioners' sugar and peanut butter, be aware that the amounts are approximate. You may add more or less, depending on your tastes." Original recipe yield: 1 roll.

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons mashed cooked potatoes

1 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon milk

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1 cup peanut butter

DIRECTIONS:

Mix together potatoes, butter or margarine, and milk. Add enough confectioners' sugar to make a stiff dough.

Roll out on a flat surface sprinkled with powdered sugar. Spread on a layer of peanut butter and roll up. Chill and slice.

Peanut Butter Candy Eggs

2 cups (1 pound) margarine or butter

3 cups peanut butter

2-1/2 pounds confectioner's sugar

Dipping Chocolate

Melt margarine. Mix in peanut butter and confectioner's sugar. Roll into egg shapes and put on wax paper to "dry" for a little while. Melt dipping chocolate while eggs are drying then dip eggs in melted chocolate. Place on wax paper to allow chocolate to dry.

1 stick margarine

2 packages 4 serving size cooked type vanilla pudding

1/2 cup milk

1 pound confectioner's sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup peanut butter OR coconut OR nuts

Melt margarine in medium saucepan. Add pudding and milk. Bring to a boil, and boil for 2 minutes. Add rest of ingredients. Cool.

Roll into egg shapes. Dip in melted Dipping chocolate.

PEANUT BUTTER EASTER EGGS #2

2 lb Margarine

4 lb Peanut butter

4 lb Confectioners' sugar

Mix thoroughly. Mold in egg shapes and chill in freezer. Dip in 2 pounds of dipping chocolate. (Take only a few eggs from freezer