What is Pommes de Terre Boulangères? Translated from French this potato dish is the ‘bakers potato’ or the ‘bakeries potato’, when the bread was finished baking for the day and the ovens began the long slow cooldown process, the bakers would put their potatoes in the ovens to cook for dinner. No sense wasting a hot oven! The long cooking time gave the potatoes plenty of time to soak up the intense flavors of beef stock, onions, and herbs.