Candy Recipe

Gluten Free Pioneer Potato
Diet Candy Recipe

Ingredients:
1 cup warm, unseasoned mashed potatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons GF vanilla (some vanilla's may have casein)
2 pounds powdered sugar
1 pound dipping chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate
2/3 cup ground salted peanuts, optional

Directions:
Combine potatoes, salt and vanilla in a 4 quart mixing bowl.

Sift over potatoes, stirring and adding about one cup at a time.

Mixture will liquefy when first sugar is added and will gradually begin to thicken. When it reaches the consistency of dough - knead, even if all sugar is not used.

After kneading - cover with a damp cloth. Chill until a small spoonful can be rolled into a ball.

Shape in 1 inch balls. Dip balls in chocolate that has been melted in a double boiler. Roll in peanuts. Recipe makes about 100 Gluten Free Pioneer Potato candies.