Country Potato Gratin - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. potatoes (boiling potatoes), sliced very thinly
2 c. milk scalded
1 egg
fresh nutmeg
1 garlic clove
butter for pan
salt and pepper
1 c. shredded (coarsely) Gruyere cheese

Preparation

Rub garlic clove inside entire oval casserole dish.
Butter dish.
Place 1/4 potatoes in pan, covering with 1/4 Gruyere, ground nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Layer next 1/4 of potatoes, repeating until all potatoes are in pan.
Leave off last 1/4 of Gruyere.
In pan, beat egg until foamy.
Add scalded milk in slow, steady stream, whisking constantly.
Pour custard over potatoes.
Cover with remaining cheese.