My Grandmama made this every holiday, and I miss it SO much:
1) Slice baking potatoes to fill a large casserole when layered. I usually use about 3 pounds. This really depends on having good potatoes. The potatoes can be peeled (pretty) or unpeeled (better for you).
2) Butter the casserole dish, and heat the oven to 450° F (if you aren't already cooking something).
3) Spread 1/2 (or 1/3, if you are going to make this gooey) of the potatoes in a layer in the casserole dish. It is really pretty to overlap them in concentric circles.
4) The next step is to layer sauce. When I was really little, she made a white sauce with cream and butter, and added a jar of sliced mushrooms. As my Grandfather got diabetic, she changed the sauce to Campbell's Cream of Mushroom. At Thanksgiving,m there might be sliced mushrooms and slivers of butter in the layer as well. (Healthy Choice works fine.)
5) Spread with shredded cheddar. We liked it best when this was SHARP.
6) Repeat steps 3-5 once (or twice if company is coming).
7) Be sure to top with cheese (and if you have dried onions, add some now).
8) Bake until golden brown and the potatoes are cooked. For an 8" by 8" dish, at 450° F, I tend to need 40-50 minutes. If I am cooking at 400° F, maybe 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Shelly P.
(11/22/07)
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