classic potato gratin
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Found this great recipe in a magazine, but can't remember which one. I altered cooking times to make it come out done...something it wasn't originally written to do.Yum, yum!
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yield
6 -8
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
Ingredients For classic potato gratin
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butter, unsalted for baking dish
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1 cheavy cream
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coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
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2 lbyukon gold or yellow potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced into rounds
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2 ccoarsely grated gruyere cheese (about 6 ounces)
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pinch of nutmeg (fresh ground is best)
How To Make classic potato gratin
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking dish, and set aside.
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2Whisk together cream, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, and the nutmeg in a small bowl, set aside. Toss potatoes, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper in a large bowl.
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3Arrange 1/3 potatoes in buttered dish, overlapping slices. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat two more times with remaining potatoes and cheese (end with a cheese layer). Pour reserved cream mixture over top layers. Gently shake dish back and forth to distribute evenly.
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4Cover with foil; bake 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake until bubbling and well browned about 30 minutes more. Let cool slightly before serving.
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5Recipe can be doubled. Adjust baking time to 1 hour covered with foil, and 30 minutes uncovered or until well browned and bubbly.
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