This is a Swedish recipe which has found its way into many of Australia's BBQ cookbooks. It certainly adds a little glamour and spice to otherwise mundane roast spuds.

Ingredients

• 12 medium-sized potatoes (or what ever number you need)
• 3 tbsp butter or margarine
• 3 tbsp grated tasty cheese
• 1-2 tbsp dry bread crumbs
• salt

Method

Preheat your camp oven. Place the peeled potatoes in a wooden spoon and make vertical slices, 2/3 mm apart, about 3/4 of the way through the potatoes. The wooden spoon will protect the final 1/4 of the potatoes. Be careful not to cut right through the potato. As an alternative place the handle of the wooden spoon beside the potato and cut through until the knife is level with the spoon handle.

With the cut side up, place the potatoes in a buttered cast iron camp oven, or a baking dish if using a cardboard box or Coleman oven. Spoon the melted butter over the potatoes, then sprinkle with salt to taste.

Bake for about 30 minutes, now and then basting the potatoes with melted butter. After 30 minutes or so, sprinkle over bread crumbs and, if desired, grated cheese. Continue to bake for another 15 minutes until crisp and brown.

An alternative to bread crumbs and cheese is to sprinkle paprika over the potatoes.

Enjoy your camping and cooking.