The Australian Women’s Weekly Food

In season: potatoes

from the Test Kitchen

A gratin is any recipe that uses a topping of breadcrumbs, cheese and small pieces of butter, which is then heated under a grill or in an oven until browned and crisp. You can also use Spunta potatoes for this recipe.

from the Test Kitchen

Also known as home-fried potatoes, cottage fries are thinly sliced potatoes that can be fried with either onion or green capsicum.

FLOURY x WAXY v ALL-ROUNDER

The main difference between floury and waxy potatoes lies in their starch content and moisture:

Floury potatoes are high in starch and low in moisture, which makes them dry and fluffy when cooked – best for mash, French fries and baked potatoes.

• are lower in starch and higher in moisture, which makes them firm and

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