Description
This is a traditional Swiss recipe from my Grossmutter.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- 2 ½ pounds potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 large onions, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
- ¾ cup white wine
- ⅓ cup water
- ¾ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with softened butter.
- Toss potato slices and chopped onions with salt and pepper; spread 1/3 of the potato mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle half of the Gruyère cheese over potatoes
- then add another layer of potatoes. Sprinkle on remaining Gruyère cheese
- then layer remaining potatoes on top. Mix water and wine together; pour over potatoes in the dish. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender
- about 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove foil and pour cream evenly over potatoes. Bake
- uncovered
- for an additional 15 minutes to thicken cream and brown the top.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 8