Pommes de Terre Macaire

Name: Pommes de Terre Macaire
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 10 - 12 servings
Ingredients: 10 Idaho baking potatoes (3 pounds); 1/2 pound unsalted butter, or two sticks, cut into tablespoon-size pieces; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

By Pierre Franey

Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Rating: 4(8)
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Ingredients

Yield:10 - 12 servings

10Idaho baking potatoes (3 pounds)
½pound unsalted butter, or two sticks, cut into tablespoon-size pieces
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
⅛teaspoon nutmeg

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees; bake potatoes about 1 hour. (If potatoes are cooked along with crown of pork or suckling pig at 375 degrees, allow about 15 minutes more.)
Step 2
When potatoes are done, remove from oven to cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, cut in half and scoop the white flesh into bowl. Mash potatoes with fork while adding all but 2 tablespoons of the butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Step 3
Melt remaining butter over medium-high flame in a 10-inch skillet (cast iron is best). Transfer potato mixture into skillet; pack it firmly and smooth over the top with a spatula. Place skillet in preheated oven and bake about 30 minutes, or until golden brown. To demold potatoes, place a circular platter over skillet and invert it.