Potatoes Au Gratin!

Your mouth will water just thinking about this dish after you’ve tasted it…it’s sinfully delicious!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 3 large Russet potatoes, washed and peeled
• 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp ground thyme powder
• 2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 cups shredded gruyere cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F
2. Line a 9×13 baking dish with foil or parchment paper and grease with olive oil / butter
3. Using a mandoline (BE VERY CAREFUL! Or use cut-resistant gloves…and still panic a little inside…) slice the peeled potatoes into 1/8″ slices
4. In a small saucepan, melt the butter and then whisk in the heavy cream, garlic powder, thyme powder, salt, and pepper until fully incorporated
5. Mix together the gruyere and mozzarella cheese
6. You’ll be making 3 layers…the first layer will be an overlapping floor of potatoes
7. Pour 1/3 of the cream mixture onto the potatoes
8. Top with 1/3 of the cheese mixture!
9. Repeat this with level two: potatoes, cream, cheese
10. For the third layer, just place the potatoes and cream mixture – save the cheese for now!
11. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in the middle rack for 1 hr 15 minutes
12. Remove from the oven, remove the foil, and top with the rest of the cheese mixture
13. Return to the oven, uncovered, and cook for another 15 minutes until the cheese is browning and bubbling
14. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving!