AuthorRetroRuth
From State of Maine Potato Cookbook
Tested Recipe!
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¾ cup cold mashed potatoes
4 cups powdered sugar
4 cups shredded coconut
1 ½ tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
1
Mix potatoes, and powdered sugar. Stir in coconut, vanilla, and salt; blend well. Press into one large or two small pans so that candy will be about 1/2 inch thick. Melt chocolate over hot water, pour chocolate on top of candy. Cool and cut into squares.
Haystack Variation
2
Make haystacks by forming white mixture into cones 1-inch high. Allow to stand uncovered for 20 minutes. Dip base of each cone in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper until chocolate hardens.
Yield: about 100 small haystacks
Ingredients
¾ cup cold mashed potatoes
4 cups powdered sugar
4 cups shredded coconut
1 ½ tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
