Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I learned to make this quick and oh so easy candy from a friends Mother. I had never heard of it befor. She made a batch in her kitchen years ago and I have made it quite a bit since then, but for whatever reason had forgotten about it up the other day again. I made a batch for my DS and he loved it. I was just wondering if anyone else has ever heard of it and has ever made it befor? When I make it I always spread peanut butter on it and then roll it up and slice it into rounds. To me, it's tastes like an Abazaba candy bar,only with a soft consistancy. Here are the ingredients. 1/4 peeled and boiled potato 1 16oz box of Confectioners sugar. Mash the potato up and pour in the poswdered sugar and roll in to a ball. Toss some powdered sugar onto the counter or rolling board and roll out into a rectangle of desired legnth, width and thickness. Spread with peanut butter of yoru choice. Roll into log shape and slice into rounds. Cover remaining poato candy securely, so it's airtight and keep in the frige. ( it dries out if you leave it out) Has anyone ever heard of this?
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Really? ther are everywhere out here. they even have a green apple flavored AbbaZabba that you can find every once inahwile out here too. Try that recipe withthe peanut butter spread onit. It's neat,but it lacks the chewy snappy goodness of the true AbbaZabba. lol
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I could send you some, if you'd like. We even have the mini AbbaZabbas. Those are super cute. I sent some to my Dad in Florida. He said they don't get them out there either.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I'm sorry I forgot to post in my first post, that my friends Mother sprinkled crushed peanuts on hers and rolled it up. She said I could use peanut butter,but that she just didn't like to use peanut butter herself because she liked it super crunchy.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl Lady Starlight- Are you in California? I'll be out there in March (yippie!). Are AbbaZabbas available in all the stores, like regular grocery stores, etc.? If so I'll stock up then.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Yep. I'm in Sunny Calif, and yes we carry them all over. You can get them the cheapest at our 99 Cent's stores and our Stater Bros. stores out here.
Originally Posted By csgoofygirl Great! I'll be there the last week of March. I get to spend 5 days at DLR! Can't wait!
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Somehow the image of you tossing powdered sugar in your kitchen made me LOL.
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Just one 1/4 of a whole potato. That's all I've ever used. It might amount to the same measure as 1/4 cup though. I'm not sure, that would be interesting to know. I just cut one whole potato into 1/4 and use one section of it. you'd be surprized how far that one little piece goes.
Originally Posted By Labuda Yeha, but what kind of potato? like a baking potato, or some smaller kind of potato?
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I would imagine you could use any type of potato for this though. Just peel, boil and mash it up and then a gradually add some of it to the powdered sugar until it forms a dough. That's pretty much it. It's so simple, honest.
