Baked Sliced Potatoes
(From one of those ancient mail-order recipes of the month club that my MIL was in called MY GREAT RECIPES MCMXXXVI, printed in Holland. Card 18 in the Pasta, Rice and Potatoes category. --BTW, that Roman numeral year is correct! I had my husband double-check me and my bifocals, and I copied it accurately.)
Lovers of potatoes will be impressed with this treatment which is the simplest possible from a cook's point of view.
Preparation time: 10 min.
Baking time: 25 to 30 min.
Oven temperature: 400 degrees F
For 4 servings you will need:
4 large baking potatoes, scrubbed & dried
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup salad oil
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Preparation:
1) Cut unpared potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place over-lapping slices in buttered oven-to-table, 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
2) Mix butter and oil. Brush slices with this mixture. Pour remainder over potatoes. Sprinkle with garlic, salt and thyme.
3) Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until potatoes are done and browned at the edges. Serve immediately.
Good served with: Broiled steaks or hamburgers, tossed green salad, crusty bread.
Tips: If you wish to prepare potatoes ahead of time, slice and hold them in cold water until ready to bake. Then drain very well, blot dry, place by overlapping in pan and continue by starting with Step 2.
Caryn's notes: Sliced potatoes in Cuisinart using 6-mm slicing disc. Rubbed dried thyme leaves between palms of hands before sprinkling over potatoes. Took about 35 minutes to bake in my oven.
(From one of those ancient mail-order recipes of the month club that my MIL was in called MY GREAT RECIPES MCMXXXVI, printed in Holland. Card 18 in the Pasta, Rice and Potatoes category. --BTW, that Roman numeral year is correct! I had my husband double-check me and my bifocals, and I copied it accurately.)
Lovers of potatoes will be impressed with this treatment which is the simplest possible from a cook's point of view.
Preparation time: 10 min.
Baking time: 25 to 30 min.
Oven temperature: 400 degrees F
For 4 servings you will need:
4 large baking potatoes, scrubbed & dried
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup salad oil
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Preparation:
1) Cut unpared potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place over-lapping slices in buttered oven-to-table, 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
2) Mix butter and oil. Brush slices with this mixture. Pour remainder over potatoes. Sprinkle with garlic, salt and thyme.
3) Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until potatoes are done and browned at the edges. Serve immediately.
Good served with: Broiled steaks or hamburgers, tossed green salad, crusty bread.
Tips: If you wish to prepare potatoes ahead of time, slice and hold them in cold water until ready to bake. Then drain very well, blot dry, place by overlapping in pan and continue by starting with Step 2.
Caryn's notes: Sliced potatoes in Cuisinart using 6-mm slicing disc. Rubbed dried thyme leaves between palms of hands before sprinkling over potatoes. Took about 35 minutes to bake in my oven.