Volcano Potatoes
photo by Nimz_
- Ready In:
- 1hr 46mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
directions
- peel the potatoes and then cut them into 4 pieces.
- put the potatoes into a 2-quart saucepan. add enough cold water to cover them.
- turn the heat under the water on high & bring the water to a boil. large bubbles on the surface will burst when it's boiling.
- turn the heat down until the water simmers or bubbles slightly. put the lid on the saucepan and cook the potatoes for 20 minutes.
- after 20 minutes, insert a fork into a potato piece. if it goes in easily, the potatoes are done.
- place a colander into the sink. pour the potato water into the sink via colander.
- put the potatoes back into the saucepan. use a electric mixer to beat the potatoes until they are smooth.
- add all of the other ingrediants except the chees & paprika in with the potatoes, using the mixer to beat the potatoes until they are light and fluffy.
- preheat the oven to 350 degrees. use paper towels tto grease the baking dish with shortning. spoon 6 mounds of mashed potatoes, each about 3-inches high, into a baking dish.
- use a rubber spatula to shape the potatoes into volcanoes. use a spoon the make a crater in the top of each volcano.
- fill each volcano with a tablespoon of grated cheese. sprinkle with paprika on top.
- bake the volcano potatoes until the cheese melts and browns slightly.
- remove the potatoes from the oven. use a metal spatula to loosen the potatoes carefully fromt he bottom of the baking dish. lift them directly onto 6 dinner plates.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
abraham r.
Federal Way, Washington