Ingredients:
6 -8 baking potatoes, peeled
1/4 lb butter
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1 -1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded or 1 -1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, both are good
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Line shallow baking pan with foil.
Melt butter, stir in spices, set aside.
Lay potato on your cutting board with a wooden spoon laying along side, parallel to the potato.
Make 1/4″ slices into the potato- the spoon will prevent you from slicing all the way through.
Place potatoes in the pan.
Brush or spoon the butter mixture over the potatoes, fan out the slices as best as you can to get the butter in between them.
Bake the potatoes for one hour, basting once or twice with butter from the pan.
Test the potatoes, cook longer if needed, they should be fork tender.
Sprinkle cheese over the potatoes and bake till the cheese is lightly browned 7- 10 minutes.
Servings: 6-8
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 85 min.