Sweet potato candy
Sweet potato candy recipe in the candy category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 pound sweet potatoes
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- Glaze:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Recipe method:
- Wash and scrub sweet potatoes.
- Cook in boiling water until soft.
- Let cool, then peel, mash and pass through a sieve. Set aside.
- In a saucepan on low heat dissolve the sugar with the water.
- Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes to wash down crystals from the sides of the pan.
- Uncover and continue cooking on medium heat to the firm ball stage, 245 degrees F, or until the syrup forms a firm ball that does not flatten when removed from cold water.
- Add the potatoes to the syrup.
- Let cook until the mixture resembles a paste.
- Remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer on low speed until cool.
- By hand, roll bits of paste into 1 x 3 inch sticks.
- Place them on a board covered with wax paper and let them dry in a warm, dray place for 24 hours.
- The following day, brush the candies with Glaze. Dry again.
- Wrap individual candies in wax paper or plastic wrap.
- Glaze:
- Boil sugar with water to the thread stage, 234 degrees F.
- Syrup will spin a 2 inch thread when dropped from a spoon.
- Remove from heat and apply with a pastry brush to the candies.
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