Needhams

Name: Needhams
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 907 grams good-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 946 milliliters 1-pound box confectioners sugar (about; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters smooth, plain mashed potatoes; 397 grams sweetened shredded coconut; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps vegetable shortening

The recipe Needhams could satisfy your Creole craving in approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. One serving contains 259 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 40. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of smooth, box confectioners' sugar, vegetable shortening, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. Only a few people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and fodmap friendly diet.

Instructions

Put the confectioners' sugar in a large heatproof bowl; make a deep well in the middle.

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Powdered Sugar

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Bowl

Add the mashed potatoes, butter, vanilla and salt to the well.

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Potato

Vanilla

Butter

Salt

Place the bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Starting in the center of the well, stir the ingredients, gradually incorporating the sugar, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture forms a smooth paste, about 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

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Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the coconut.

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Coconut

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Transfer to the freezer and chill until firm, about 20 minutes.

Roll tablespoonfuls of the potato mixture into balls, then flatten each ball into a small square using your fingers (you should have about 40 squares).

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Potato

Roll

Put the squares on a large plate or baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.

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Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Line a baking sheet with foil, shiny-side up.

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until the chocolate melts.

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Chocolate

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Microwave

Bowl

Add the shortening and stir vigorously until glossy, about 2 minutes.

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Shortening

Transfer half of the chocolate to a glass liquid measuring cup. One at a time, place each candy square on a fork and dip in the melted chocolate to coat; let the excess drip back into the cup.

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Chocolate

Dip

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Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining squares, refilling the cup with melted chocolate as needed.

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Chocolate

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Baking Sheet

Let the candies harden at room temperature, about 1 hour. Photograph by Charles Masters

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Candy

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Servings:

907grams

good-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped 946milliliters

1-pound box confectioners' sugar (about 0teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

smooth, plain mashed potatoes 397grams

sweetened shredded coconut 2Tbsps

unsalted butter 2teaspoons

vanilla extract 3Tbsps

vegetable shortening

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun works really well with Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. One wine you could try is Joyce Vineyards Albarino. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 25 dollars.