Hardin’s Hardy Potatoes
Ingredients
- 9 medium baking potatoes
- 1/2 stick(s) butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) pepper
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onion
- 2/3 cup(s) heated milk
- 1 cup(s) heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups grated cheese
- Paprika
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°.
- Boil the potatoes until tender. Drain, mash and whip with a mixer.
- Add the butter, salt, pepper, onions and milk. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Pour into a buttered shallow baking dish.
- Whip the cream and add the grated cheese. Spread evenly over the potatoes. Sprinkle the top with paprika and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Notes
Introductory note included in the book: “This recipe comes from Mary Lee Hardin, who is the ‘Handmaiden of the Bereaved’—the first at the house with a nice, comforting dish—of Gadsden, Alabama.”