Potatoes: Scalloped

By Snook

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c heavy whipping cream
• 5 roasted garlic cloves, minced
• 1 T thyme, rough chopped
• 3 potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 c Gouda or sharp cheddar cheese, grated

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

heat together the cream, garlic and thyme in a saucepan until steaming. Set aside while preparing the potatoes.

Lightly butter a baking or pie dish. Layer the sliced potatoes on the bottom of the dish in a concentric circle. Season with salt and pepper to taste, ladle about 1/4 c of the infused garlic cream on top, and finish with a sprinkling of the cheese.

Continue in this fashion until the baking dish is full.

Top the gratin with remaining cheese, and cover with foil Bake on a parchment-lined sheet tray for 45 minutes.

Uncover the baking dish, and continue to cook until the potatoes are knife-tender and the cheese is golden brown and bubbly, about 15-20 minutes.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes, cut into slices and serve.

NOTES: To roast garlic, slice the top off a whole head of garlic to expose the cloves. Place it in a small oven-proof dish, drizzle with olive oil and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until the cloves are soft and a light golden color.

these can be made individually in ramekins, which will cut the baking time in half.