Creamy Dauphinoise Layered Potatoes Recipes

CREAMY DAUPHINOISE LAYERED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C / 320F / Gas 2
• You need a dish deep enough and large enough to hold the potatoes & liquid. For 4 medium potatoes, I used an oven dish measuring 10"x 6" and 2" deep (inches).
• Peel potatoes and then slice to a thickness or 3 -4 mm. Any thinner and the potatoes will turn into mush when cooking. Once peeled, rinse & dry them on a clean tea cloth and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Add your herbs, grated garlic, salt, pepper and butter, (break the butter into little bits) and use your hands and carefully mix everything well so the potato slices are coated nicely.
• Layer the slices in your dish, covering all the gaps, keep layering until done.
• Add the milk / cream and gently push down the potatoes to coat them with the liquid
• **** Remember, if using milk, add 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch to the milk, stir to dissolve then add to the potatoes.
• Place in a baking tray (to catch any spills). Put in the oven for cooking. Depending on how large your dish, cooking times will be between 1 and 1 1/2 hours. A guide will be the golden colour on the top, and also if you poke a knife in the potatoes, you can feel if they are cooked.
• When you are ready to serve, use a knife to cut the portions, and then a slotted spoon to scoop the potatoes. If you have used milk there will be a little liquid left in the bottom of the dish. I sometimes use this liquid to add to a soup....it's delicious and I don't like to throw things away!

DAUPHINOISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 2.
• Place the potato slices and grated garlic in a bowl and season to taste. Pour over the cream and mix well. Pour into a large gratin dish.
• Press the potato down with the back of a spoon or your hands so it forms a solid layer. The cream should come to just below the top layer of potato, top up with more double cream if necessary.
• Bake for 1-1½ hours, or until the potatoes are completely tender.

DAUPHINOISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C / 180C Fan / Gas Mark 5. Grease the dish you will be cooking in.
• Peel potatoes and slice to roughly the thickness of a pound coin.
• Peel and chop the onion.
• Crush the garlic and finely chop the herbs and mix in with the cream.
• Layer the potatoes on the bottom of the dish you will cook them in and pour a small amount of cream over them.
• Sprinkle some of the onion on top of the potato and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all the potato and onion is gone then pour the remainder of the cream on top.
• When ready to cook, place in the oven for approximately 1 hour or until the top is crisp and golden assuring that the potato is cooked thoroughly.
• Serve and enjoy!

CREAMY VEGAN DAUPHINOISE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Put the Elmlea Double Plant Cream Alternative, plant milk, thyme and garlic in a saucepan, and warm over a low heat until just steaming, but not boiling.
• Layer the potatoes in a medium baking dish (about 20 x 20 x 5.5cm), seasoning each layer well with salt and pepper. Pour over the hot milk mixture, making sure all the layers of potatoes are submerged in the liquid. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hr 30 mins until tender when pierced through the middle with a knife, and the top is lightly golden.

FRENCH POTATO DAUPHINOISE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Rub inside of baking dish with garlic clove and use 1 tablespoon of butter to grease dish.
• In a large saucepan, heat milk and 3/4 cup cream until bubbles appear around sides of pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg lightly.
• Gradually whisk in hot milk mixture. Use a thin stream to temper egg; adding too much hot liquid can make scrambled eggs.
• Once all the hot liquid is mixed with the egg, add 3/4 cup of the cheese and return mixture to saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, continuously stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes to melt cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
• Add potato slices to sauce and stir to coat.
• Transfer potatoes to buttered baking dish and spread out in an even layer.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and add remaining butter on top cubed in tiny pieces.
• Place baking dish in oven and raise heat to 400 F. Bake for 1 hour.
• Transfer gratin to a heat-proof surface and let cool for 15 minutes.
• Loosen sides of the gratin with a flat knife and brush top of gratin with remaining 3/4 cup of heavy cream.
• Return baking dish to oven and bake for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and let gratin finish browning in the receding heat for 30 minutes longer.

EASY DAUPHINOISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 160C / 140C fan / gas mark 3 / 325F. Lightly grease a baking dish with butter. (See Note 2)
• Peel the potatoes and slice them finely - you are aiming for 2-3mm (⅛ inch) thick. But don't worry, they don't have to be perfect, this recipe is very forgiving!
• As soon as you have sliced each potato, place the slices in the large bowl of cold water.
• Mix the cream, garlic, ¾ of the thyme leaves, salt and pepper together in a jug.
• Drain the potatoes.
• Layer the potatoes and the cream mixture: a layer of potatoes first, then a couple of tablespoons of the cream mixture, then another layer of potatoes, then another layer of cream and so on, until all the potatoes have been used. Finish by pouring all the remaining cream over the top of the last layer of potatoes. Try to keep each layer as flat as possible and don't overlap the potatoes too much.
• Cover the dish tightly with foil and place in you preheated oven for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, turn the oven up to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F, then remove the potatoes from the oven and take off the foil. Scatter with the cheese and the remaining thyme and return the potatoes to the oven for a further 15-20 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.