Scalloped Potatoes With Heavy Cream And Cheese
- 2 lbs red potatoes, peeled
- 4 tablespoons butter, no salt clarified
- 1 cup grated emmenthaler cheese or 1 cup gruyere
- 1 1/4 cups whipping cream, room temperature
- 1/2 cup milk, if needed, boiled and kept warm
- black pepper
- First: Please read the introduction.
- Slice the potatoes into 1/8 inch slice.
- Place in bowl and cover with cold water.
- Let soak for at least an hour.
- Drain well and pat dry.
- Heat oven to 300u0b0F.
- Using 1 T of the butter coat the bottom and sides of a 10 inch, 2" deep casserole.
- Arrange potatoes in layers, after each layer add cheese, pepper and small amount of butter.
- Repeat to use all the potatoes, finishing the top with cheese and the last of the butter.
- Heat the cream, VERY GENTLY, until butter begins to appear.
- Immediately pour the cream over the potato layers. It should come up the side of the pan about halfway, add milk if needed.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours until top is lightly browned.
- The cream should have absorbed into the potatoes, which should be tender, not mushy.
- Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes, loosely covered.
red potatoes, butter, emmenthaler cheese, whipping cream, milk, black pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/scalloped-potatoes-with-heavy-cream-and-cheese-205210 (may not work)