Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin

What could be a better comfort food other than really good cheesy potatoes? OK, I can think of a few things, but there is nothing like good cheesy potatoes! This dish will be one of the side dishes to my rotisserie ham…

This recipe makes 4 servings…

Ingredients
2 large russet potatoes, washed clean – leave the skins on!
Butter for greasing the pan
1 cup of milk
1 TBS butter
1 TBS flour
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/3 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 1/2 cup of grated medium cheddar cheese

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking pan, one with a lid, with butter on the bottom and sides. Next take the potatoes and cut them into 1″ cubes. In a jar combine the milk and the flour. Shake this vigorously until the flour is incorporated into the milk. Pour this into a bowl and add the garlic, onions, salt and pepper and mix until combined.

Next, layer 1/3 of the potato cubes into your pan and add 1/3 of the milk mixture. Again layer the potatoes. Sprinkle over this 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese. Then pour over 1/3 of the milk mixture. Layer the potatoes and follow with the milk mixture. Bake for about 30 minutes. At this point uncover the potatoes, sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top and put this back into the oven for 20-25 minutes. The cheese will be bubbly and slightly browned.

Potatoes are ready!

Take this out of the oven and let it stand for about 5 minutes to cool a bit and then serve!