Step 1

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until they are fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 450º and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Step 3

Generously drizzle olive oil on parchment paper. Place cooked potatoes on the sheet pan leaving plenty of room between each potato.

Step 4

With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again if needed. Drizzle the top of each crushed potato with more olive oil. Sprinkle potatoes with salt, pepper and fresh chopped rosemary.

Step 5

Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Remove and add cheddar cheese if desired and return to the oven for 5 minutes.