Ok we are doing Irish Potatoes. Doing a test run now the batter seems wrong, like to hard but not sure in the chill stage now, we'll see. I looked and see more recipes using cream cheese too, maybe that is whats miising, not sure yet. Love coconut so I will be trying them
going by ElizaB39's recipe, but here is the other for fyi
Irish Potatoes
(also Easter Eggs)
Joe Touch
These candies are a contemporary magazine recipe, with slight
modification (source not known). They're basically coconut cream
"Easter Eggs", but rolled in cinnamon rather than dipped in dark
chocolate. Served on St. Patty's Day, of course - every recipe in my
family has a day associated with it, and this is no exception. My
brother is particularly fond of them.
I hope you like them!
Ingredients:
(a single batch fits nicely in a Kitchen-Aid mixer bowl;
it makes 3 dinner-plate trays, one layer deep)
2 lbs powdered sugar ("#10" powdered)
1/4 lb butter (1 stick - do NOT substitute margarine)
8 oz cream cheese (do NOT substitute fat-free or lowfat)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 lb coconut (10-12 oz works fine - omit to make
(shredded, sweetened) 'plain' butter cream candies)
cinnamon (takes about ?? oz for one batch)
Blend powdered sugar, salt, butter, and cream cheese until smooth.
(dough-hook works nicely, also helps to melt the butter and
warm the cream cheese slightly). Add vanilla and blend. Add coconut
and stir in completely.
Chill mixture (several hours in refrigerator, covered - this step is
optional, but helps the 'ball making').
Roll into balls - do NOT round perfectly (imperfections make the
candy look more like potatoes). Roll in cinnamon **
** alternately, dip in dark chocolate to make 'easter eggs'.
Chill result (they will 'weep' into the cinnamon if too warm).
Serve cool or room temperature.
Makes 4 lbs (!). I don't know if they freeze - with the cream
cheese, I'd expect not very well.
