Potato Gratin

By Floridaberry

Ingredients

• Slice potatoes very very thin
• 1 clove garlic
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 lb boiling potatoes cut in 1/8 inch thick slices.
• 1 teaspoon of salt or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 lb Beaufort or Gruyere cheese
• I used Gouda and it was delicious shredded
• 1 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven 425 degrees F.

Rub a shallow baking dish with the garlic and cheese with 1 tablespoon of the butter. Spread half of the sliced potatoes in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 of salt, pepper, nutmeg and cheese. Cut 2 tablespoons of the butter into small bits and use to dot the surface. Spread the remaining potatoes on top and sprinkle remaining nutmet, salt, pepper and cheese.

In a small pan scald 1 cup milk. Bring milk just to boil then pour over potatoes inserting a knife between edge of pan and potatoes to let milk run underneath.

Bake until milk is absorbed and a golden brown crust forms 35 to 45 minutes. Serve immediatelly directly from the dish.