Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, tater candy (aka irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Irish potato candy is a traditional Philadelphia confection that, despite its name, is not from Ireland, and does not usually contain any potato. The candies have a coconut cream inside (generally made from some blend of coconut, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and cream or cream cheese). Delicious way of using your small grown potatoes. Great recipe for anytime as side dish.
Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tater candy (aka irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels) using 4 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels):
- Prepare 1 potato
- Make ready 2 Pounds sugar powdered
- Make ready 1 peanut butter
- Take 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
Unless you're from Pennsylvania, you've probably never heard of Irish potato candy. I didn't know what they were, but assumed they were candy made from potatoes. So, what is Irish potato candy? This candy has all the characteristics of a truffle (round candy, sweet and creamy center) except it does not It's typically made with butter, cream cheese, sweetened shredded coconut, and powdered sugar (aka confectioner's sugar).
Instructions to make Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels):
- Boil 1 medium sized potato until a fork stuck in middle goes in easy. Potato should be very soft. Let chill in fridge at least one hour. Remove skin and mash in a bowl. Begin adding powdered sugar and mixing with potato. Add vanilla extract before mixture gets thick.
- Continue adding sugar and mixing until it is thick enough to spread and roll out with a rolling pin. Should be about as thick as making a pie crust.
- Spread potato mixture out on wax paper using powdered sugar to help ease of rolling out. Roll to about 1/4 inch thickness or less.
- Spread peanut butter over potato mixture to about 1/8 inch from all edges. Begin to roll up into a log.
- Wrap rolled log in wax paper and put in fridge to chill. At least one hour (longer is better)
- Cut into little "wheels", and enjoy!
So, what is Irish potato candy? This candy has all the characteristics of a truffle (round candy, sweet and creamy center) except it does not It's typically made with butter, cream cheese, sweetened shredded coconut, and powdered sugar (aka confectioner's sugar). All of these ingredients are mixed. Chilling in between steps is the key! Prior reviews that have noted a "too buttery" taste must not have creamed the butter and cream cheese thoroughly.
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