Casserole: REQ. Scalloped Potatoes au gratin

Subject: REQ. Scalloped Potatoes au gratin
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: msjawolfe at aol.com (Msjawolfe)
Date: 14 Sep 1998 04:53:29 GMT
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Please, need your favorite recipe for scalloped potatoes au gratin. For some reason, this is a hit or miss dish with me, and so, has become one that I always dread making..wondering "Will it turn out right?" The husband has agreed that I can adopt a cat I am mad for, if I will make him this dish for a late supper Monday night. (He works till almost midnight, that gives me a little extra time to garner recipes) Not that he could have stopped said feline acquisition, but his blessing makes things so much easier.
Thanks
Janise A. Wolfe
Little Rock, AR
From: Vera Ehmann (careerad at ma.ultranet.com)
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 07:52:32 -0400
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Au Gratin Potatoes

Cook [boil or bake] 8 medium potatoes (with skins on)
Cool, peel and dice. Set aside.
Cut in cubes 4-5 oz sharp cheddar cheese
Melt 4 T butter or margarine
Stir in 3 T flour
Stir in 2 c milk (scalded)
Season with salt and pepper.
Stir in potatoes
Add cheese. Mix well. Put into a butter casserole dish.
Sprinkle top with paprika.

Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes
From: rdyoung at wcc.net (Bob Y.)
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:52:20 GMT
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Well, you could <g> cheat and use the Betty Crocker mix.
From: bethers66 at aol.com (Bethers66)
Date: 15 Sep 1998 00:59:36 GMT
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It's funny you should request this recipe now, as I have recently made it for three weekends in a row! I adore it! Although, I must confess to making up my own recipe - sort of an adaptation of a regular scalloped potatoes recipe. I thinly slice up peeled potatoes, and place them in a buttered baking dish. I then toss them in a bit of flour.. .maybe 3/4 cup? .. and salt nd pepper. (be generous with the salt... this dish needs it!) I then pour milk in the dish, almost to the top. Then, sprinkle in (lots of) grated cheddar cheese and mix together. Then, I dot butter or margarine all over the top and bake until the potatoes are soft and the whole thing is melty and wonderful. About 350-400 degree oven.

YUM! I might have to go make some now!

-Beth