German Potato Bake

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Potatoes, Potato Salads, Quick & Easy
Serves:	6-8 servings
Prep Time:	30 Min
Cook Time:	40 Min

Ingredients

12 medium	potatoes, cooked al dente
8 slice	bacon -i used 1/2 cup real bacon bits
2 medium	onion, chopped- i used 1 diced
3/4 c	brown sugar, firmly packed
2/3 c	water, divided
1/3 c	white vinegar, i used cranberry vinegar
1/3 c	sweet pickle juice, i used 1/2 cup vlasic pickle relish
2 tsp	dried parsley flakes, i used only 1
1 tsp	salt- i didn't use any
3/4 tsp	celery seed, i used 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
4 1/2 Tbsp	all purpose flour, i used 5 tablespoons
1/4 c	shredded cheddar cheese

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Pat Duran

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Pat's Notes:

This is pretty much like the original recipe most of us usually make - a little sweet a little sour and bacon of course! :). This is a little sweeter than sour.
You know I have more than one sweet tooth.
Hope you enjoy and feel free to change it to your sweet and sour palate. Enjoy my tweaks.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350^
Cook potatoes al dente; drain. Peel and slice 1/4 inch thick, into a sprayed 2 quart baking dish; set aside.

In a heavy bottomed large skillet(i used cast iron skillet). Stir in bacon and cook until crisp-(i used 2 Tablespoons reserved bacon grease and 1/2 cup bacon bits and stirred them together in the skillet, heat through and remove bits and leave drippings.)
Drain bacon leaving the 2 Tablespoon drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside.

Sauté onion in drippings until tender. Stir in the sugar,1/2 cup of the water,vinegar,pickle juice(or pickle relish), parsley, celery seed( or celery salt).
Simmer, uncovered for 8 minutes, to blend flavors.

In a small bowl, combine flour and remaining water until smooth; stir into onion mixture.
Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until thickened. Pour over potatoes in prepared dish; gently stir to coat all the potatoes. Sprinkle bacon on top .
Bake uncovered in the oven for 40 minutes,remove from oven and sprinkle top with cheese and return to oven for 5 more minutes or until cheese has melted. Mmmmmmm.

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gaynel mohler gaynel

May 21, 2012

oooh that looks good !! potatoes are economical and can be used so many different ways

Pat Duran kitchenchatter

May 21, 2012

Thanks Gaynel.

gaynel mohler gaynel

May 21, 2012

My lil sis told me she found some low sodium bacon at Walmart. when I find some, gonna try this. maybe just 1/2 recipe, just 2 of us, unless my son is here.

Margie Barbieri mlbdolly424

May 21, 2012

Hi Pat,this sounds like the recipe my mom and step dad use to make and he was from Germany..so it is on my saved list.
And I will be using the real bacon bits,I find they work great in recipes like this.
Thanks for this recipe,
margie

Pat Duran kitchenchatter

May 21, 2012

Margie my grandma and grandpa on my dad's side was from Hungary, my mom's parents were from Germany.

Bea L. coffeetime

May 21, 2012

Oh yummo. This sounds like something I would like. Saving!!!

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Pat Duran kitchenchatter

May 21, 2012

Thanks Bea - Cheers!

Laura... fuddbubbles

May 21, 2012

Hi Pat. it poured here all day. so I thought of you in the heat. this sounds so good; you always make me hungry. have a wonderful evening. love, laura xoxoxo