Northwest Slicey Cheese Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 -8 baking potatoes, peeled
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 -1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded or 1 -1 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, both are good

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 line shallow baking pan with foil.
• 3 melt butter, stir in spices, set aside.
• 4 lay potato on your cutting board with a wooden spoon laying along side, parallel to the potato.
• 5 make 1/4" slices into the potato- the spoon will prevent you from slicing all the way through.
• 6 place potatoes in the pan.
• 7 brush or spoon the butter mixture over the potatoes, fan out the slices as best as you can to get the butter in between them.
• 8 bake the potatoes for one hour, basting once or twice with butter from the pan.
• 9 test the potatoes, cook longer if needed, they should be fork tender.
• 10 sprinkle cheese over the potatoes and bake till the cheese is lightly browned 7- 10 minutes.