Classic recipe
Ingredients:
1 clove garlic, mashed
2 oz butter
2 lb potatoes
5 oz Gruyère cheese (or any cheese)
1 pint heavy cream * can cut calories by using milk
Salt and pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg to taste
Steps:
Melt the butter and preheat your oven to 350F.
Rub the sides of the baking dish with the garlic and then butter the bottom of the dish.
Peel the potatoes
Slice them using a mandolin.
You will get a pile of thin slices in no time. It is also a great upper arm workout!
Evenly arrange the potatoes in the buttered dish in one layer of overlapping slices until you have only one layer. Drizzle with melted butter, milk or heavy cream and season. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Can layer with herbs and cheese as well
Bake until the potatoes have turned a golden brown approx 1 hour
YUM! See the next post on what to do with the leftover slices of potato. Go see Potato Chips