Put a More Interesting Spin on Roasted Potatoes

Put a More Interesting Spin on Roasted Potatoes
Cooking these potatoes in very salty water seasons them and makes them easy to smash. Kendra Elizabeth Smith
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In this recipe, salt does double duty: Not only does it give the potatoes their salty taste, but it also gives them their creamy texture.

There’s a lot more salt dissolved in the super-salty boiling water than there is in the raw potatoes. So, as the spuds cook, some of that dissolved salt moves from the water into the potatoes, seasoning them all the way through. (Thanks, diffusion!)

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