Recipe #24: Crash Hot Potatoes

Source:  http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/crash-hot-potatoes/ via Pinterest

Ingredients

12 whole New Potatoes (or Other Small Round Potatoes)

3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Kosher Salt To Taste

Black Pepper To Taste

Rosemary (or Other Herbs Of Choice) To Taste

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in as many potatoes as you wish to make and cook them until they are fork-tender.

On a sheet pan, generously drizzle olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the cookie sheet leaving plenty of room between each potato.

With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again. Brush the tops of each crushed potato generously with more olive oil.

Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary (or chives or thyme or whatever herb you have available.)

Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

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These were super yummy and fun to make. 

After boiling and smashing

 

After seasoning

 

 

After baking

 

I loved the crispiness that baking gave them.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ratings
Special Ingredients Needed:   None.
Ease of Preparation:  Easy.   
Taste:    Excellent 

Overall:  10 out of 10