Pauline's Fan Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1.potatoes, scrubbed in their jackets; pricked
• 2.instant onion soup mix, Telma brand; sprinkled between potato cuts
• 3.oil, drizzled generously over each potato
• 4.salt, a little; sprinkled over each potato

Method

1. 1.Scrub potatoes in their jackets and prick them.
2. 2.Microwave briefly — about 10 minutes for 10 potatoes. You should just be able to slice the potatoes.
3. 3.Slice through the potatoes fairly thinly, cutting down to about ⅘ of the way through. Do not slice all the way through.
4. 4.Sprinkle Telma onion soup mix between the cuts.
5. 5.Put potatoes in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle each potato fairly generously with oil. Sprinkle each potato with a little salt.
6. 6.Bake at 350°F/180°C for 2 hours. Potatoes should be tender yet crisp and golden brown.

Notes

• This is a variation of Hasselback potatoes. Microwaving first softens the potato enough to slice without breaking it apart.
• Telma = South African brand of instant soup mixes (kosher).
• See also: paulines-layered-potatoes (on the same card page).