Scalloped Potatoes Baked in Cream
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups half-and-half cream
- 1 large garlic clove, pureed
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 -2 12 lbs boiling potatoes, sliced (6 to seven cups)
- 4 tablespoons swiss cheese, grated
- Pour 1 1/2 cups of the heavy cream and 1 1/2 cups of the half and half into a heavy 3-quart saucepan.
- Stir in the garlic, salt, pepper and the bay leaf.
- Slice the potatoes evenly 1/8 inch thick, dropping them into the cream as they are sliced.
- When the potatoes are all in the pot, add more cream if neessary to cover the potatoes by 1/2 inch.
- Bring to below the simmer and maintain at just below a simmer for an hour or ore, until the potato es are tender.
- Check frequently to be sure that are not bubbling, or sticking or scorching on the bottome of the pan.
- When tender add more seasoning as needed and turn them into a buttered 9x13 baking pan.
- Spread on the cheese.
- Bake on the middle rack of a 425 oven until bubbling and lightly browned on top.
- About 20 minutes.
- Be careful not to overbake as they will dry out or become mushy.
heavy cream, cream, garlic, salt, white pepper, bay leaf, boiling potatoes, swiss cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/scalloped-potatoes-baked-in-cream-139114 (may not work)