Hasselback Potatoes

Each potato is actually thinly sliced, but kept together, so that the flavors of the seasonings infuse every delicious bite.

4 yellow potatoes, cut in half lengthwise
(if they’re thin-skinned like yellow potatoes, there’s no need to peel)
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon oil or butter
1/4 parmesan cheese
Seasonings to taste

Mix bread crumbs, oil or butter, cheese, and seasonings.

Place potatoes cut-side down between 2 chopsticks and thinly slice across. Use the chopsticks as bumpers to stop your knife from cutting all the way through the potato. In the end, your potatoes should look like wide closed books standing on their spines, with each slice, like book pages, still attached to the spine.

Drizzle your potatoes with oil or butter. Fan each potato and dip it in the bread crumb mixture. Place in greased baking dish, cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake about another 15 minutes or until potatoes are cooked and golden brown.

Adapted from Cuisine at Home.