pre heat oven to 200ºc

peal potatoes while boiling a pan of water

add potatoes to water and allow to boil till soft and easily mashed

beat an egg and put in a shallow bowl or on a plate

place bread in toaster and toast till crisp but not brown

cut of crusts and leave to one side if you have a food processor place toast in there and blitz till bread crumbs if not get a knife and carefully slice the bread in half so that it is half the thickness annd one side is toasted and the other still soft and place back in the toaster

once the bread is crisp both sides takebout of the toaster and cut up as finely as possible till it is like bread crumbs

once potatoes are soft drain and mash adding the milk butter and mayonnaise if using until smooth and creamy

thwn add in the garlic and herbs plus any you wish to use I usually use garlic salt, mixed herbs, spicy Italian, ground black pepper and some sea salt

mix tilk throughly combined

make sure your bread crumbs are on a flat surface for ease of coating and that your egg is in a shallow dish for the same purpose

once potato mix is cool enough to handle mold into and cylindrical shape or your desired shape and carefully roll in egg wash then roll in bread crumbs yo fully coat and place in a baking dish (can be slightly oiled if you prefer)

repeat the last step until all potatoes are covered heat in the oven for half an hour turning every twn to 15 minutes, ther should be ready in half an hour when golden and crunchy