Scalloped Potatoes Baked in Cream

Name: Scalloped Potatoes Baked in Cream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream; 2 cups half-and-half cream; 1 large garlic clove, pureed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; 1 bay leaf; 2 -2 1/2 lbs boiling potatoes, sliced (6 to seven cups); 4 tablespoons swiss cheese, grated

Submitted by Simply Chris

"These are absolutely heavenly scalloped potatoes. Definitely not on anyone's low-fat or low-carb diet, but for that occasional splurge they can't be beat."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

2 cups heavy cream
2 cups half-and-half cream
1 large garlic clove, pureed
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon white pepper
1 bay leaf
2 - 2 ¹⁄₂ lbs boiling potatoes, sliced (6 to seven cups)
4 tablespoons swiss cheese, grated

directions

Pour 1 1/2 cups of the heavy cream and 1 1/2 cups of the half and half into a heavy 3-quart saucepan.
Stir in the garlic, salt, pepper and the bay leaf.
Slice the potatoes evenly 1/8 inch thick, dropping them into the cream as they are sliced.
When the potatoes are all in the pot, add more cream if neessary to cover the potatoes by 1/2 inch.
Bring to below the simmer and maintain at just below a simmer for an hour or ore, until the potato es are tender.
Check frequently to be sure that are not bubbling, or sticking or scorching on the bottome of the pan.
When tender add more seasoning as needed and turn them into a buttered 9x13 baking pan.
Spread on the cheese.
Bake on the middle rack of a 425 oven until bubbling and lightly browned on top. About 20 minutes.
Be careful not to overbake as they will dry out or become mushy.

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If I could give zero stars I would. This recipe was an utter disaster. Too much liquid. The potatoes were swimming in cream and putting them in the oven for 20 minutes did nothing to reduce the amount of liquid. What gives? are we supposed to disregard the cream the potatoes cooked in before putting them in the oven? Plus it takes F O R E V E R to cook the potatoes in the cream without simmering them. Over one hour. Not recommended. There has to be simpler and better scalloped potatoes recipe out there. AVOID.

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Simply Chris

Surprise, 41

<p>My favorite cookbook, well I guess I have 3...The Way to Cook, by Julia Child, the Low Fat Living Cookbook and The California Wine Country Cookbook II. I am retired, due to no longer being able to work because of complications from the Crohns Disease I have lived with since 1971. For a while I didn't even do any cooking or knitting since the inflammatory arthrisis (secondary to the Crohns) was too painful in my hands and feet. Fortunately I am now on a drug protocol that seems to be working, but I am still not able to be as productive as I would like. Still can't work, but I am cooking and knitting again. My husband and I moved to Surprise, Arizona at the end of January 2005. My husband is retired from being in the wine business. I love to cook (and we love to eat) and am always looking for new recipies to try. Due to a slight blood sugar problem my husband has to stick to a diet that eliminates sugars and bad carbs, so I have had to modify a lot of the recipes we like. I love Recipezaar, as I have found so many good, healthy recipes here. I hope you enjoy the recipes that I post as much as I have enjoyed the new ones I've found here.</p>

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