Irish Potato Candy Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/2 cup mashed potatoes (baked or cooked )
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp cinnamon
1 lb sifted 10x sugar
combine potatoe , vanilla 1 cup at a time of the 10x sugar to form a soft non sticky dough.
take note on this : mashed will use more sugar than the baked. baked will be drier.
working with 1 tsp of mixture for each candy shape into small irregular spheres (like new potatoes). set on wax paper to dry slightly before coating. if you coat before drying out your cinnamon will be wet and blotchy. after they dry a little. toss candies a few at a time in a plastic bag with cinnamon. shake off excess. store in cool dry place.
you can add to the mix chopped coconut to the mix.

Directions:

Here is a version I have not tried that I would like to try:
1 stick butter room temp.
1 pound 10x sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 or 2 tablespoons old bushmill irish whiskey
1 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup 10x sugar & 4 teaspoon cinnamon
Beat butter and 1 pound 10x sugar. Add cream and whiskey with coconut by hand.
Refrigerate 2-3 hours. Shape into walnut size balls like new potatoes. Roll into cinnamon and 10x sugar.
Makes 2 dozen.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1902.65 Kcal (7966 kJ)
Calories from fat	5.1 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.57g	1%
Cholesterol	1.13mg	0%
Sodium	23.61mg	1%
Potassium	411.17mg	9%
Total Carbs	486.73g	162%
Sugars	452.94g	1812%
Dietary Fiber	10.11g	40%
Protein	2.86g	6%
Vitamin C	8.5mg	14%
Vitamin A	0.9mg	29%
Iron	2.1mg	12%
Calcium	191.9mg	19%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	337.27 Kcal (1412 kJ)
Calories from fat	0.9 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.1g	1%
Cholesterol	0.2mg	0%
Sodium	4.19mg	1%
Potassium	72.89mg	9%
Total Carbs	86.28g	162%
Sugars	80.29g	1812%
Dietary Fiber	1.79g	40%
Protein	0.51g	6%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	14%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	29%
Iron	0.4mg	12%
Calcium	34mg	19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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