Cheesy Smashed Baked Potatoes

  • Serves: [6]
  • Oven Temperatur::[200}°}]
  • Time in oven::[30}}]
  • Time to actively work on it:[40}}]

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo gram potatoes washed
  • 40 gram butter
  • 250 milli liter ( 1 cup ) milk
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 120 gram ( 1 cup ) cheddar coarsely grated
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp chives finely chopped

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes on a baking try and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Roast for 30}}.
  3. In the meantime melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
  4. Add flour and cook stirring for 1}}, then remove from heat.
  5. Add milk and whisk until well combined. Cook stirring until sauce boils. Remove from heat.
  6. Add half the cheddar while stirring.
  7. Add mustard, paprika, and chives and season with salt and pepper.
  8. Cut a small cross in the top of each potato. Gently press on the top of the potato to slightly open up.
  9. Spoon the sauce into the cuts and sprinkle with the remaining cheddar.
  10. Bake until golden brown. (around 5}})