Potatoes au gratin

By Rurec95

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp butter
• 5 or 6 potatoes, peeled & sliced
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425. In 12" x 8" baking pan in oven, Remove
pan from oven. Add potatoes and salt; toss together potatoes
in even layers in baking pan. Sprinkle with cheese Cover with foil. Bake 20 minutes; uncover and bake until potatoes are tender.
melt butter.
and arrange and bread crumbs.
15 minutes more or
I'm really partial to the small red potatoes. Peel, slice (1/4") and boil in salty water for a few minutes (6-8). While they're boiling melt a chunk of butter in a pan and add salt pepper and flour to make a white roux. Then add milk and a bunch of good sharp cheese.
Drain the potatoes put in casserole and pour over the cheese sauce.
Sprinkle some grated cheese and breadcrumbs if you like over the top and bake until bubbly and a bit browned.
You can put some finely chopped garlic in. Or finely sliced onion or a sprinkle of nutmeg among the layers.