Italian Potato Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small onion, thinly sliced into rings
5 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
2 lbs potatoes, thinly sliced
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
2 tablespoons milk
fresh ground black pepper
sea salt

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 415\u00b0 F.
Slice the onion, break it into rings, and, in a strainer, rinse the rings under cold water.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan, add the garlic, and set aside.
Place a layer of potato on the bottom of an 8\" springform pan, followed by layers of onion, butter, mozzarella, and Parmesan.
Grind some black pepper and a little sea salt.
Repeat the layers until you have used up all the ingredients, keeping a bit of butter to drizzle on the top.
Finish with potato and then drizzle on a little butter.
Spoon the milk over the top.
Place the springform pan on a baking sheet with a lip or flat pizza pan with a lip.
Bake for 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the potatoes are tender.
Check in 45 minutes; if the top is getting too brown, cover with foil.
Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Unclip the sides of the pan and remove, and transfer to a plate for serving.