Gratin Potatoes(Serves 3 To 4) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 clove garlic, cut
1 Tbsp. butter
3 baking potatoes (or about 6 smaller red potatoes), skinned
whole milk plus some half and half
seasoned bread crumbs or crumbled seasoned croutons (I prefer the latter)

Preparation

Rub the inside of 8 x 8-inch glass baking dish with the cut garlic clove; let it dry.
Then smear the inside of the dish with butter or margarine.
Cut potatoes into slices no thicker than 1/8-inch.
Arrange slices in dish in rows, slightly overlapping both slices and rows.
Lightly salt each layer.
Do not fill dish more than 2/3 full.
Pour milk into dish until potatoes are about half covered; then just barely cover the whole mixture with the half and half.
Finally, sprinkle all liberally with the bread crumbs and some butter shavings.
(Note:
I use plain skim milk; relying on the seasoned crouton crumbs for flavor; it works fine!)