Recipe for potato gratin dauphinois, a traditional dish from the French Alps made with thinly sliced potatoes baked in a sauce of milk, eggs, cream and garlic and topped with cheese.
6garlic cloves, crushedadd more or less based on your prefereence
1cupof heavy whipping creamabout 250 ml
1cupof milk
3eggs
4-6ouncesof grated Swiss or Emmental cheesecan also use grated mozzarella cheese or a mix of emmental and mozzarella
Salt and pepper to taste1/2 to 1 teaspoon of salt
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 400F.
Peel the potatoes and rinse them in cold water. Then cut them into thin slices.
Arrange the potato slices in a 8 x 11.5 inch rectangular baking pan.
Add the eggs, milk, garlic, salt and pepper in a blender. Blend until well mixed. Stir in the heavy cream.
Pour the garlic milk and cream mix over the potatoes.
Place the dish in the pre-heated oven at the middle level of the oven.
Let it bake at 400F for the first 30 minutes so that potatoes cook effectively and become tender.
Once the 30 minutes have passed, take the gratin out of the oven and layer the cheese uniformly to cover the top surface. Bake for another 25-30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and the cheese is melted and starting to get golden.
Once out of the oven, let it rest about 15 minutes before serving.