Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch slices
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• paprika
• 1 dash cayenne (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 butter a large square casserole dish.
• 3 layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
• 4 top with the onion, and add the remaining potatoes.
• 5 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 in a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• 7 mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute.
• 8 stir in milk.
• 9 cook until mixture has thickened.
• 10 stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds.
• 11 pour cheese mixture over the potatoes, sprinkle with paprika and cover the dish with aluminium foil.
• 12 bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.