Mashed Potato Fudge

Yield: about 1 1/4 pounds candy

Ingredients

• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup mashed potato (unseasoned)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Melt chocolate and butter together. Blend into mashed potato with the salt and vanilla extract. Mix well.
2. Sift sugar. Add a small amount of sugar to potato mixture, a little at a time, blending until no sugar is visible.
3. When a spoon is no longer able to mix, knead in the remaining sugar with well-buttered hands.
4. Turn out on a board and continue to knead until mixture is smooth, pliable and glossy, buttering hands as necessary. No crumbs should remain.
5. Press into a buttered 8 inch square pan.