BASIC POTATO GRATIN

Preparation Method :

• Grease 23 cm square slab cake pan Place garlic on oven tray, bake in moderately hot oven about 50 minutes or until garlic is very soft.
• Cool 10 minutes, cut in half, squeeze out garlic; mash.
• Cut potatoes into 3 mm slices.
• Layer potatoes in prepared pan, sprinkling with two-thirds of the cheese between layers.
• Combine cream, garlic and nutmeg in small bowl, pour mixture over potatoes; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, in moderately hot oven about 1 ½ hours or until potatoes are tender and top is well browned.
• Every 30 minutes, press potatoes down into cream mixture with an egg slice.