Mashed Potato-Peanut Butter Candy
Serves: 3
Marley Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
37
Spice
53
Sweetness
55
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Combine the mashed potatoes and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl
2
Add 4 cups confectioners' sugar and stir with a wooden spoon
3
Stir in the remaining 2 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until the dough is stiff and dry
4
(The amount of sugar will depend on how starchy your mashed potatoes are
5
) Knead with your hands to bring the dough together
6
Dust a large sheet of parchment paper with confectioners' sugar
7
Transfer the dough to the parchment and roll into a 12-by-14-inch rectangle, about 1/4 inch thick, dusting with confectioners' sugar if the dough gets sticky
8
(Refrigerate for a few minutes if the dough gets too soft to roll
9
) Spread the peanut butter evenly over the dough
10
Spread a long narrow strip of umeboshi paste on top of the peanut butter, about 3 inches in from one of the long ends
11
Refrigerate 30 minutes
12
Starting with one of the long ends, roll up the dough like a jelly roll, using the parchment to help you
13
Turn seam-side down and slice into thin pieces
14
Photograph by Kang Kim