Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
• 1 onion, sliced into rings
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• 2 butter a 1 quart casserole dish.
• 3 layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
• 4 top with the onion slices, 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. stir in milk. cook until mixture has thickened.
• 8 stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds.
• 9 pour cheese over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• 10 bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.