Potato Torte

Name: Potato Torte
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6 to 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 Tbsp butter or margarine; 6 baking potatoes, peeled or not; 1 c parmesan cheese, grated; 1/4 c thick cream; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 c gruyere or swiss cheese (no substitutes), grated; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 Tbsp chives, freeze-dried; 1/2 tsp pepper (white preferred)

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By Helaine Norman
@knish

If you want to wow company with a fancy looking side I suggest this one! It tastes as good as it looks.

I like to serve it with something easy like baked salmon or other fish that is quickly made.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

6 to 8

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 5 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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6 Tbsp

butter or margarine
6

baking potatoes, peeled or not
1 c

parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 c

thick cream
1/2 tsp

nutmeg
1/2 c

gruyere or swiss cheese (no substitutes), grated
1/2 tsp

salt
2 Tbsp

chives, freeze-dried
1/2 tsp

pepper (white preferred)

How to Make Potato Torte

Step-by-Step

Thickly grease with butter or margarine a -Qt. mold or heatproof bowl. Cut potatoes into thin slices.
Layer potatoes in mold, sprinkling each layer with Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cover tightly with lid or foil.

Bake at 400 degrees until potatoes are done, about 1 hour.
Releases from mold pretty easily onto to serving dish. Sprinkle with Gruyere or Swiss cheese.

IMPORTANT: Brown quiky under boiler, but watch VERY carefully, only needs a minute.

Pour cream into center slowly and watch is dribble down sides. Sprinle with the chives.

Looks beautiful!