Mrs. Butland was a good friend of my parents' while I was growing up and, in addition to be an incredibly interesting woman, she was a wonderful cook.
I don't know how often she made these potatoes. For all I know she made them once for Mom when she was a guest at the Butlands' farm. Regardless, for all of my life they've been known as Mrs. Butland's potatoes and Mrs. Butland's potatoes they shall remain.
They're a special dish and Mom always made them on Christmas Eve after all the hustle and bustle of present wrapping and baking was done. My stepdad, mom, brother and I would sit down to a peaceful dinner with soothing Christmas carols softly playing in the background, the kitchen's Christmas tree's white lights softly glowing and a plate of delicious food that, as far as I can remember, always included these potatoes.
Since marrying and missing out on that evening's tradition at Mom's house I've begun making them for my husband and kids on Christmas Eve. And now that Mom is gone, tomorrow I will make the potatoes for the same crew that she once made the potatoes for, along with my husband and kids, my dad, stepmom (BadgerCook) and sister (Bakerbabe), and my stepdad's girlfriend and her daughter.
Mrs. Butland's Potatoes
6-7 large potatoes, peeled and grated*
2 large onions, finely grated*
heavy cream (about 16 ounces)
butter (about half a stick, plus more for greasing pan)
salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Take a shallow baking dish-- I usually use a large glass pie pan-- and butter it very generously. Spread onions into pie pan. Add potatoes to the grated onions in the pie dish and stir them so that the mixture is evenly distributed.
Add a generous amount of salt and pepper and stir in.
Pour cream until entire mixture is barely covered. Place dollops of butter all over the top. Bake until liquid is nice and thick and the potatoes are starting to brown. This usually takes about 30 minutes, possibly 45 depending on the oven.
*Mom swore up and down that you should NOT use a food processor for the grating. I do and haven't noticed that it affects the potatoes adversely.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
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I've always heard raves about these. Maybe we need to try them this year. I'll bet you could make them in advance, cover with saran and refrigerate, then pop into the oven when ready, no?
These DO look like a good make-ahead dish. I was planning on mashed potatoes with the pork tenderloin stuffed with prunes and apricots (from our wedding) for Christmas dinner...but mashed potatoes are NOT really make-ahead. I think I will make a quick substitution!
I do remember Jennifer ranting about not using a food processor when she once shared this recipe, but maybe she was thinking of using the regular steel blade, which would tend to give a different result. I can't imagine why using one of the grater DISKS would cause any problems.
I can't imagine why using one of the grater DISKS would cause any problems.
Exactly! I DO use the grater disks with no problems.
And, yes, I DO make them in advance. Actually the potatoes for tomorrow night's dinner were made yesterday.
I hope they work out for you, Beecher!
Not my intention to take over here, but I just came across this version, straight from the horse's mouth, as it were. Couldn't resist adding it:
What are Mrs Butland's potatoes?
Gosh, I can't believe I've never made them when you've been here -- they're one of my mainstays -- I LOVE them. I made them once when Paul and Andy were here for dinner and Paul to this day raves about them - he calls them my "doctored potatoes". All you do is take a SHALLOW baking dish - I usually use a glass Pyrex pie dish (which is what Mrs. B used), butter it really well, then grate some potatoes - maybe 6 or 7 - and mix them with 2 or 3 grated onions, add lots of s&p, stir it all up, put them in the baking dish, then put generous dallops of butter all over the top, then pour half and half or cream (or both) over everything until barely covered. Bake at 400 degrees for half an hour to 45 minutes, until everything is solidified and the top is GOOD and brown. Then I usually turn the oven off but LEAVE them in the oven until time to eat. Better to have them OVER done, than under -- they have to be REALLY brown and crisp on top. They are SO GOOD! It's the favorite family potato here, for sure. I always make them on Xmas eve, with roast beef or roast sirloin tip. No one ever likes grating all those onions, but other than that, they're so easy. I've tried grating the onions in the Cuisinart, but they become too liquidy.
By the way (me again), WE are having them too - for Xmas dinner with the Silver Palate pork roast stuffed with apricots and prunes from B&B's wedding (B&B are having the same thing for Xmas eve, we are copycatting.)
That's great! Mom would be THRILLED that everyone is making these potatoes, LOL!
Your pork tenderloin sound yummy! Wish I could be in NJ or MA to taste it!
Cait this belongs in a southern cooking magazine. This is right up Paula Dean's alley.
Sounds awesome. Going to have to try them.
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