Scottish macaroon bars

[bonniefromboot]

Hi
Have got various recipes to try using potato, icing sugar, choc and coconut... but does anybody have a recipe using fondant (ie no potato)?
Also, does anybody know how long they last and how do you store them? Wanted to make some for presents?
Thanks in advance!

Hi Bonnie, can't find any other recipes for macaroon bars without using tatties i'm afraid. But (might be being a bit think here) i thought that when you mixed the potato with the icing sugar you were making the fondant? That's certainly the traditional way of making it anyway.

err, meant a bit thick not think!!

Oops!

I missed that the topic is "recipes".

Thought I was going to learn about curious northern drinking establishments.

Aaaah Cadelaide that's a whole other thread! LOL

Hi Lilee
Thanks for your thoughts!
Any ideas how long they keep for if you make them with potatoes?

Sorry Cadelaide!!

fondant is made from tatties???!!!

what next?

Hi Teuch,
TBH that's what I thought at first, but apparently is gorgeous!!

well, I mean, I love macaroons, practically credit each filling to them...I just had no idea...

Yes Teuch, fondant is made from tatties double checked with a mate who knows her stuff! Bonnie, would assume it would last about a week? Forgot to ask her that bit and she's gone out on a hot date so better not bother her again tonight!!!

Have just found another recipe NOT using tatties though, def not traditional (cos that's the thing about macaroon bars, people are usually quite surprised when they learn potatoes are an ingredient!). try this? would imagine they might last a bit longer too?

Hi Lillee
Thanks for that, will take a look!