How to Make Baked Mashed Potato Mounds with Cheese

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Add water and salt to the saucepan.

   Put it on the stove to boil.
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   Step 2: Add peeled potatoes to the boiling water.

   Leave them to cook till they are half-done.
   
   This should take about 30 minutes. , Make sure you don't boil the potatoes completely because they might be too soft later.
   
   Boil them so that they are a bit hard on the inside but soft enough to be eaten. , Strain out the potatoes and mash them well. , Press the scooped up mashed potato onto a cooking sheet or baking dish, leaving a neat mound of mashed potato on the surface.
   
   Flatten the top using a knife. , Flatten each mound with a knife, as with the first mound. , Sprinkle a little freshly ground black pepper atop each scoop.
   
   Add just a bit of salt as well, to taste. , Check one potato mound, making sure that the potato mixture has become soft.
   
   If not, bake for another 2 minutes. , Gently remove the mounds from the baking dish and place them along with your meal. , Enjoy this dish with your meal!
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   Step 3: Cut out a small piece of potato to check whether it's half-done or not.

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   Step 4: Preheat the oven to 120ºC.

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   Step 5: Take an ice-cream scoop and fill with the mashed potato.

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   Step 6: Scoop out as many potato mounds as you can with the rest of the mashed potato.

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   Step 7: Sprinkle grated cheese on top of each potato mound.

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   Step 8: Bake the potato rounds for about 5-8 minutes at 170ºC.

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   Step 9: Remove the baking sheet or dish from the oven when all of the potato mounds are baked.

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    Step 10: Garnish each potato mound by placing a fresh parsley leaf on top.

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