good2heat Potato Baker - Red,17 x 3 x 18.5 cm

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THEY’RE VERSATILE– fancy enough to serve to guests but simple and easy enough for a family midweek meal. Because cut potatoes discolour, this dish is hard to prepare ahead of time and then cook when needed. But you can prepare and cook this ahead of time and then reheat when you want to serve. (This also works with leftovers)

Storage– Leftover potato bake will last around 3-5 days in the fridge (although with our hungry families, there’s hardly ever any leftovers to be found!). we say four potatoes – because that’s how many you can fit on this handy baker. Just use the spikes on the elevated, angled arms (which also help any moisture to drain away during cooking) to pierce the skin on both sides, then secure in position on the spikes to stop your baked potatoes rolling around – they won’t even need to be turned. Put the Potato Baker in your microwave and cook for about 15 minutes. Job done. The first big choice that will determine the success of your mash is the variety of potato. Only last week, and even with the crown of potato royalty weighing heavy on my head, I mashed red skin potatoes that were just simply too waxy. In the end it turned out I had made – please forgive me – gloopy mashed potato. It happens to the best of us.Make sure you stream dry your potatoes after boiling by leaving them in the colander, on top of the pan you’ve just boiled them in, with a tea towel on top. This will give a fluffier result when you mash them.

For an example of what you can do with this potato baker, we used it in our Baked Potato and Barbecue Beans recipe. The ideal baker potato should be high in starch with a skin that doesn't retain moisture. The inside should remain soft and fluffy, while the outside crisps up. Here's a selection of potato varieties that work well for this baker's potatoes recipe: Waxy potatoes are a no-no, meaning anything like a Charlotte , Ratte, Desiree or Jersey Royal is strictly ruled out. They are more likely to hold their shape, so when you start to break down the cell walls of the potato through boiling and mashing, they give you more of a wallpaper paste than a perfectly fluffy mash. Be prepared! This dish needs at least one and a quarter hours of cooking time. You could cheat and par boil or microwave the potatoes first, but I don’t recommend that if you want perfect potato bake.

What Are Baker's Potatoes?

Onions: Onions are part of the magic of baker's potatoes. Choose yellow onions. They have a strong flavor that mellows out and sweetens as they cook.

This rustic French dish Boulangere Potatoes is made of thinly sliced potatoes, sautéed onions, garlic, and butter.Onions: You’ll need 2 medium to large sliced onions. It sounds like a lot, but they’ll cook right down! When it comes to achieving that perfect mash though, people rely on loads of different methods – each household has their own way of doing it.

These dauphinoise potatoes are pretty much the creamy version of the recipe in this post! For times when only creamy potatoes will do… For my money, you want a starchy potato. These require a lot less encouragement to break down, meaning less starch is released. The result? A fluffier mash. The varieties you should be looking for are Maris Pipers, King Edwards or Vivaldi. The tradition was taking a casserole of potatoes to the local baker at the end of the day to cook the dish in the baker's cooling oven overnight. Use a Mandoline Slicer –These will give you even, thin slices that will help everything cook through. It will also you loads of time! EASY TO PREPARE AHEAD. You can either prepare the different layers ahead, then assemble later. Or you can cook the whole dish ahead and reheat when ready to serve.

What's inside the box?

Potatoes: The best potatoes for the perfect pommes boulangere are King Edwards, Yukon Gold, Russet, Maris Piper and Desiree potatoes. Vegan Butter: Baker's potatoes is a buttery dish, so we'll be using vegan butter which makes a lovely substitute for traditional butter.