Needhams Recipes

MAINE NEEDHAMS

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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

Ingredients

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

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

Ingredients

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

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