Preheat oven to 325 degrees with a rack set in the lower third of oven. Combine sliced potatoes and milk in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, and immediately reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until potatoes are just tender, about 3 minutes.
Place a colander over a large bowl and drain potatoes, reserving milk. You should have 2 cups of thick, starchy milk. If potatoes have absorbed more than 1 cup of milk, add enough milk to bring the reserved milk volume to 2 cups.
Rub a 3 1/2-quart oval baking dish with garlic and butter. Arrange sliced potatoes in the baking dish; season with salt and pepper. Dot with remaining butter and pour over reserved cooking milk and cream. Sprinkle cheese over top.
Transfer baking dish to oven and bake until cheese becomes deep golden brown and milk has reduced and thickened, 80 to 90 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
This recipe was amazing. Doubled the recipe. Used 2% milk and didn't add heavy cream or dot the butter - still wonderful and creamy. I used mostly Gruyere, but did add a little sharp Cheddar. I added more garlic and dried parsley and more salt and pepper. I added one sliced onion and simmered with the potatoes. The potatoes took a bit longer to get tender when simmering in the milk, but i did double the recipe. I layered the potatoes, cheese and milk. Everyone raved and asked for recipe!
It's was tasty, added a lot of salt and pepper, extra garlic and a small onion, cooked it 2 extra minutes. The amount of milk was perfect,we ran out of the cheese so we did about 1 1/2 cups of cheddar mixed in and it was perfect. The lil extras were what made it a hit.
We had glazed ham, bean/butter bean salad, & these. It was plenty of food & a fantastic combination of flavours! I needed extra milk to cover the potatoes in the pot. There was some left over that I used to bake bread for leftover ham sandwiches! I mixed gruyere with cheddar and sprinkled pepper & cheese on each layer of potatoes so that the cheese would be all the way through the dish. Skipped butter (sprayed w/Pam) & used extra garlic. Made it early & reheated when ham was done and setting.
This turned out great. Absolutely delicious! I found if you salt
I should have listened to the comments regarding too much milk. They were tasty but definitely swimming in milk.
Fantastic recipe! Yumm..........
Excellent and easy. Nice and creamy. I added a little finely sliced onion between layers to give it a little more flavor.
need to season a little more.
I made these for Easter brunch and they were a huge hit! I forgot to add the heavy cream and it certainly wasn't missed.
The potatoes tasted a little bland...i think this recipe needs some other seasoning besides salt and pepper before baking.
This dish is fabulous! But it only fed 6 large adults and one hungry toddler at my house! We can't wait to make this again!