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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 16 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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1000 Great Recipes by Martha Day Ingredients:
4 baking potatoes |
1 cup grated gruyere cheese |
1/2 cup herb flavored butter |
4 tablespoons cream |
2 eggs, separated |
salt and pepper |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425. Scrub the potatoes and then prick them all over with a fork. Bake for 1-1 1/2 hours until tender. Remove from the oven and reduce temperature to 350.
2. Cut each potato in half and scoop out the flesh into a bowl.
3. Return the potato shells to the oven to crisp them up while making the filling.
4. Mash the potato flesh using a fork and then add the gruyere, butter, cream and egg yolks. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Beat well until smooth.
5. Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff peaks form, then fold into potato mixture.
6. Pile the mixture back into the potato shells and bake for 20-25 minutes, until risen and golden brown.
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