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Wash potatoes and boil in jackets, covered, in salted water for 30-45 minutes or until tender when poked with a fork. Put whole potatoes into colander and drain. Smash lightly with a masher or fork. Add butter, cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, and stir well. Salt and pepper to taste.
1 tbsp plain flour. Method. Choose a good, floury potato such as DesirÃ©e, Maris Piper or King Edward. Place even sized pieces of potato or parsnip in cold salted water and bring to the boil in a large AGA saucepan â I like broad based AGA saucepans for really rapid boiling. Parboil for 8-10 minutes, until the potatoes are starting to soften, then drain well for 5 minutes, until the steam subsides.