Ingredients

2 1/8 pounds potatoes
2 ounces butter
salt

Cooking Instructions

1. Choose even sized potatoes and scrub them. Place in a saucepan, cover with water and parboil for 5 minutes. With a sharp knife, remove the skins and cut the potatoes in half width ways. 2. Standing each potato on its cut surface in a baking tin, cut slits in the top, about 5mm / 1/4in apart. 3. Melt the butter, brush this all over the potatoes then sprinkle them with salt. Bake in an oven preset to 190C/375F/gas mark 5, for about 45 to 60 minutes, or until they are golden and crisp.
 
 
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