Subject: Scallopped Potatoes for a Crowd
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking

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From: wedcmb at webtv.net (William Donovan)
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:27:56 -0500
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Does anyone have a good recipe for scallopped potatoes or potatoes au gratin for a crowd (hopefully one that could be made in advance and reheated the day of serving).

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From: Terry Pulliam Burd (ntpulliam at spaminator.net)
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:19:28 -0800
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The following recipe can be made a day ahead and multiplied. Be sure to cover closely with plastic wrap, make sure most of the potatoes are covered with the liquid and the remaining cheese covers the rest to prevent browning of raw potatoes. (I omit the breadcrumbs, as I think they're overkill - the toasted cheese/potato finish is far better, IMHO.)

Potato Gratin With Mustard And Cheddar Cheese

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup bread crumbs
1 tablespoon thyme
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 pound cheddar cheese; white, grated
1/4 cup flour
5 pounds russet potatoes; peeled, thinly slice
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup whipping cream
6 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs and stir until crumbs are golden brown, about 10 mins. Cool crumbs. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)

Position rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 400F. Butter 15x10x2" (4 qt.) glass baking dish. Mix thyme, salt and pepper in small bowl. Combine grated cheddar cheese and flour in large bowl; toss to coat cheese. Arrange 1/2 of potatoes over bottom of prepared dish. Sprinkle 1/3 of thyme mixture, then 1/3 of cheese mixture over. Repeat layering of potatoes, thyme mixture and cheese mixture 2 more times. Whisk chicken broth, whipping cream and mustard in medium bowl to blend. Pour broth mixture over potatoes.

Bake potatoes 30 mins. Sprinkle buttered crumbs over. Bake until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown, about 1 hour longer. Let stand 15 mins. before serving.

Contributor: Bon Appetit
Yield: 12 servings

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From: Joseph Littleshoes (jpstifel at pacbell.net)
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:35:42 GMT
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William Donovan wrote:
> Does anyone have a good recipe for scallopped potatoes or potatoes au
> gratin for a crowd (hopefully one that could be made in advance and
> reheated the day of serving).

I have recipes for serving 5, 25, or 100 people. I have both a scalloped and au gratin recipes. Let me know if you would like them and for which amount.

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From: Sheldon (PENMART01 at aol.com)
Date: 23 Mar 2005 18:38:03 -0800
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William Donovan wrote:
> Does anyone have a good recipe for scallopped potatoes or potatoes au
> gratin for a crowd (hopefully one that could be made in advance and
> reheated the day of serving).

http://206.39.201.109/docs/recipe/Q05100.pdf [dead link]