This dish is as easy to make as it is effective. The crispy outer coating of duchess potatoes hides a soft, warm centre that will make your holiday menus more delicious.

Ingredients for 4 people
Potatoes, 400 g
Butter, 50 g
Egg yolks, 2
Milk, 10 ml
Grated aged cheese, 80 g
Nutmeg, to taste
Salt, to taste

Preparation
Wash the potatoes thoroughly and boil them in plenty of salted water for 20 minutes. Once cooked, drain them and leave them to cool. Mash them with a potato masher or fork, then pour in the lukewarm milk. Mix them thoroughly until you get a smooth mixture.
Melt the butter in a bain-marie and pour it a little at a time into the potatoes. In the meantime, mix the cheese with the egg yolks and add a pinch of salt and nutmeg. Combine this mixture with the mashed potatoes and mix them thoroughly to get rid of any lumps.
Transfer it into a pastry bag – it’s best if you use a 15-20 mm star-shaped nozzle – and butter a baking tray so you can create small wisps (with a base roughly of no more than 4 cm). For Christmas-themed duchess potatoes, you can create your wisps in small tree shapes. Bake in a preheated oven at 180° for 20 minutes.
Serve hot. Buon appetito and happy holidays!