Vickys Retro Potato Nests, GF DF EF SF NF

Source : Peel And Quarter The Potatoes And Bring Them To Boil In A Large Pan Of Watercook For 20 Minutes Or Until Tender Then Drain And Cool Slightlymash In The...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : March 30, 2026

Step:

  1. Peel and quarter the potatoes and bring them to boil in a large pan of water

  2. Cook for 20 minutes or until tender, then drain and cool slightly

  3. Mash in the sunflower spread, salt & pepper and enough hot milk to make a firm but pipeable mixture

    Vickys Retro Potato Nests, GF DF EF SF NF recipe step 3 photo
  4. Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400°F and grease or line a baking tray with parchment paper

  5. Spoon the potato mixture into a piping bag with a wide nozzle attached

    Vickys Retro Potato Nests, GF DF EF SF NF recipe step 5 photo
  6. Start piping the potato onto the baking tray in a swirl pattern, starting from the inside working outwards

    Vickys Retro Potato Nests, GF DF EF SF NF recipe step 6 photo
  7. When you've done the base continue piping around the outside line to build up the sides a little to make a nest shape

    Vickys Retro Potato Nests, GF DF EF SF NF recipe step 7 photo
  8. Brush the nests with a little more milk and bake for 20 minutes or until they begin to turn golden

    Vickys Retro Potato Nests, GF DF EF SF NF recipe step 8 photo
  9. These are perfect for filling with anything savoury. Baked beans and chopped sausage, peas and rolled bacon, sweetcorn and chopped peppers, diced carrots & gravy, broccoli & cheesy sauce......

    Vickys Retro Potato Nests, GF DF EF SF NF recipe step 9 photo

Ingredients

  1. 750 grams white potatoes
  2. 25 grams sunflower spread / butter
  3. 100 ml hot coconut milk /milk of choice
  4. to taste salt & pepper

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