Sweetened Potato Casserole (Imelletty Perunalaatikko)

Ingredients

• 1 kg floury potato
• 50 ml all-purpose flour
• 500 ml milk
• 50 g butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2-3 tablespoons treacle (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Brush potatoes clean and place in a pot. Add enough water to just cover the potatoes and cook until done.

2. 2

   Pour off water and wait for the moisture to evaporate. Once they feel dry, peel and mash hot potatoes. Add flour, mix, and let the mixture stand in a warm place (around 50 C - not a lot warmer than that or the process will be stopped) for 3-4 hours or overnight.

3. 3

   Preheat oven to 150°C.

4. 4

   Melt butter. Heat milk. Add melted butter and warm milk into the potato mixture, along with salt and nutmeg. Mix well.

5. 5

   Taste the casserole and if it's not as sweet as you would like, add treacle to taste and mix.

6. 6

   Pour into greased oven dishes. Only fill the dishes half full as the casserole will bubble and rise a lot in the oven.

7. 7

   Drizzle some treacle on top of each casserole. Bake in the preheated oven for 2-3 hours.