Truffado Mont d’Or

Name: Truffado Mont d’Or
Ingredients: ½ cup grated Swiss or pale sharp cheddar (coon cheese is very good); ½ cup grated Swiss or pale sharp cheddar (coon cheese is very good); 3 Tbsp. additional grated cheese; ½ cup grated Swiss or pale sharp cheddar (coon cheese is very good); ¼ tsp. grated nutmeg; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 clove garlic, crushed through press; ¼ tsp. white pepper; 4 large old “boiling” potatoes; 2 Tbsp. butter; salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Cheap Food

By Miriam Ungerer

Published 1973

About

This is really only mashed potatoes with cheese beaten into them and a few other little touches.

Ingredients

4 large old “boiling” potatoes
salt
2 Tbsp. butter
2

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Peel and quarter the potatoes. Boil them in just enough salted water to cover until just tender. Too much water and too much boiling make slushy potatoes. Drain them, put them back into the dry pot, and shake them over low heat to evaporate any remaining moisture. Mash them smoothly with the butter; then beat in the eggs, nutmeg, pepper, garlic, and the ½ cup of grated cheese. Taste and add mor