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OLD FASHIONED MAINE NEEDHAMS



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Make and share this Old Fashioned Maine Needhams recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Penny Whitney

Categories     Candy

Time 1h

Yield 66 squares

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 lbs confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup margarine
8 ounces flaked coconut
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate bits
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
1/2 paraffin wax block or 1/2 paraffin wax

Steps:

  • Filling:.
  • Pare, cook and mash potatoes, or run the potatoes through a ricer to make certain you have no lumps.
  • Add salt.
  • melt the margarine in a microwave.
  • Add potatoes, conf sugar, vanilla and coconut.
  • It will create a very thick mixture.
  • Mix well and then turn onto a pan lined with well buttered waxed paper.
  • Spread evenly.
  • Place another piece of buttered waxed paper on the top to keep the filling moist.
  • Place in cool place and let harden.
  • The trick to this is to allow the filling to harden 2 or 3 days if possible.
  • If they start to get mushy when you attempt to dip them, try putting them into the freezer for about 30 minutes Cut into squares and dip.
  • Chocolate dip: Using a double boiler put parafin in the top over boiling water and melt.
  • Add both chocolates and melt.
  • Stir well to mix ingrediants.
  • Using a meat fork or a wooden kabob stick, dip the filling into the chocolate.
  • Drain each square well before placing onto taxed paper.
  • Let harden.
  • Should yield 66 good sized squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 0.2, Sodium 48, Carbohydrate 19.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 17.7, Protein 0.6

TRADITIONAL MAINE NEEDHAMS



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This is an internet recipe from an inn in Maine. They look delicios. The cook time is acually the time for dipping. It is just a quess.

Provided by MARIA MAC

Categories     Candy

Time 35m

Yield 12 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup unseasoned mashed potatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 lbs confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 lb flaked coconut
2 teaspoons vanilla
12 ounces chocolate chips
4 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
1/2 paraffin wax block (2.5 x 2.5 inches)

Steps:

  • Cook potatoes unseasoned, then mash to
  • make 3/4 cup.
  • Combine salt, potatoes, melted butter, confectioner's sugar, flaked
  • coconut and vanilla in a mixer until smooth and well blended.
  • Turn into a lined jelly roll pan.Spread evenly (mixture will be very thick), then.
  • place in refrigerator to harden (24 hours).
  • Cut into small squares and dip in chocolate coating.
  • For coating: melt paraffin and semi-sweet chocolate at the top of a double boiler.
  • Turn down heat and add chocolate chips. Stir until chocolate has melted but mixture is still slightly thick. Keeping heat low to maintain melt, dip Needhams to coat. Place dipped squares on wax paper to cool. Needhams will keep very well for a long time refrigerated and will
  • actually improve in flavor over a few weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 611.5, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 14.6, Cholesterol 10.4, Sodium 217.1, Carbohydrate 110.5, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 103.1, Protein 2.5

MAINE NEEDHAMS



Maine Needhams image

Needhams are typical to Maine. They originated in Portland, Maine by a candy maker who had attended an evangelistic service in Portland in 1872. The evangelist's name was the Rev. George C. Needham and because of many conversions, his name was on everyone's lips. When the candy maker came back to his shop after one of the services, his candy makers were making a new candy. When he asked the name of this candy, a young candy maker said, "Call them Needhams". They are still made today, not only by the candy store, but by all of us Maine-ers who love to cook. Needhams are made with coconut and have a dark chocolate coating. They remind me of a Mound candy bar. They are delicious. This recipe halves easily, but who will want a half batch? Not me. NOTE: Someone reviewed this recipe and said that it was in "Cooking Down East". There is one there but it calls for 1/2 lb. coconut which is 8 oz. This one calls for 2 7-ounce bags or 14 ounces of coconut. If I had gotten it from this cookbook I would have given the woman credit for it, but I didn't. They are all very similar.

Provided by Mimi in Maine

Categories     Candy

Time 40m

Yield 66 candies

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup mashed potatoes (not seasoned)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 (1 lb) packages confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 (7 ounce) bags flaked coconut
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
4 unsweetened chocolate squares
1/2 paraffin wax block, the same paraffin you melt to use on top jam (2 1/2 by 2 1/2)

Steps:

  • Pare, cook, and mash potato to make three-quarters of a cup.
  • Add salt.
  • Using double boiler place butter in it and melt over boiling water.
  • Add mashed potato, confectioners sugar, flaked coconut, and vanilla.
  • Mix well and turn into a buttered jelly roll pan and spread evenly.
  • Place in a cool place to harden.
  • When hard, cut into small squares.
  • For the dipping chocolate, again use a double boiler.
  • Place paraffin in the top over boiling water to melt.
  • Then add the two kinds of chocolate and allow to melt.
  • Stir well to mix ingredients.
  • Dip in the chocolate mixture (with a fork, toothpick, or cake tester--I use a fork and put the square on top of the tines and dip it, letting the excess chocolate drip off before I lay it on the waxed paper).
  • Hold each square over the chocolate mixture after dipping so the square drains well (I usually will have to reheat the chocolate inbetween dippings so it is nice and thin and drips of easily).
  • Place on waxed paper to harden.
  • Should make about 66 good sized needhams.
  • This halves easily.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129.2, Fat 5.6, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 3.8, Sodium 55.5, Carbohydrate 21.1, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 18.5, Protein 0.7

NEEDHAMS



Needhams image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield about 40 candies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1-pound box confectioners' sugar (about 4 cups)
1/2 cup smooth, plain mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 14-ounce bag sweetened shredded coconut
2 pounds good-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3 tablespoons vegetable shortening

Steps:

  • Put the confectioners' sugar in a large heatproof bowl; make a deep well in the middle. Add the mashed potatoes, butter, vanilla and salt to the well. 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. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the coconut. 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). Put the squares on a large plate or baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
  • Line a baking sheet with foil, shiny-side up. Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until the chocolate melts. Add the shortening and stir vigorously until glossy, about 2 minutes. 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. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining squares, refilling the cup with melted chocolate as needed. Let the candies harden at room temperature, about 1 hour. Photograph by Charles Masters

NEEDHAMS



Needhams image

Never made these, but as a Mainer felt obligated to add to the recipe archives. These are an almond joy-type candy that has a surprising ingredient!! Recipe from the Maine Jubliee Cookbook.

Provided by Petunia

Categories     Candy

Time 50m

Yield 1 Pan

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 medium potato, cut into chunks
1 lb confectioners' sugar (or more)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup coconut, shredded,sugared

Steps:

  • Cook the potato in water.
  • While the potato is still warm,mash it and stir in the sugar and vanilla.
  • Mix well and then add the coconut.
  • Press mixture into a buttered pan.
  • Cool and cut into squares.
  • Dip the squares into melted chocolate and place on waxed paper to set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2221.2, Fat 28.1, SaturatedFat 24.5, Sodium 33.4, Carbohydrate 499.6, Fiber 11.6, Sugar 449.4, Protein 7.2

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