Potato Fudge
Yield: 48 pieces
- 3 ounces - Unsweetened chocolate
- 3 tablespoons - Butter or regular margarine
- 1/3 cup - Mashed potatoes, unseasoned
- 1 teaspoon - Vanilla
- dash - Salt
- 1 pound - Confectioners sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons - Milk
- Flaked coconut
- Chopped walnuts
Melt chocolate & butter in saucepan over low heat.
Remove from heat. Add mashed potatoes, vanilla & salt.
Mix well.
Sift confectioners sugar into large bowl.
Add chocolate mixture, mixing well.
Mixture will be crumbly.
Add 1 to 2 teaspoons milk, if necessary, to make a mixture that can be kneaded.
Turn out on board and knead until smooth.
Shape mixture into two rolls, 12" long & 1¼" in diameter.
Roll in coconut or walnuts.
Cut into ½" thick slices.