?The Hasselback potato is a type of baked potato that is prepared using a special slicing technique that results in the potato being cut into thin, even slices that fan out from the potato like the pages of a book. This technique was first popularized at the Hasselbacken Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, and the dish has since become a popular menu item at restaurants around the world.
Proceed as follows:
Preheat the oven to 225 oC (425 oF).
Place the peeled potatoes in a wooden spoon and make vertical slices, 2-3 mm apart, about 3/4 of the way through the potatoes. The wooden spoon will protect the final 1/4 of the potatoes.
With the cut-side up, place the potatoes in a buttered baking dish.
Melt half of the butter and pour it over the potatoes, then sprinkle with salt.
Bake for 30 minutes, now and then basting the potatoes with molten butter.
After 30 minutes, sprinkle over bread crumbs and, if desired, grated cheese.
Continue to bake for another 15 minutes.
Ingredients
Directions
Proceed as follows:
Preheat the oven to 225 oC (425 oF).
Place the peeled potatoes in a wooden spoon and make vertical slices, 2-3 mm apart, about 3/4 of the way through the potatoes. The wooden spoon will protect the final 1/4 of the potatoes.
With the cut-side up, place the potatoes in a buttered baking dish.
Melt half of the butter and pour it over the potatoes, then sprinkle with salt.
Bake for 30 minutes, now and then basting the potatoes with molten butter.
After 30 minutes, sprinkle over bread crumbs and, if desired, grated cheese.
Continue to bake for another 15 minutes.
