Potato And Apple Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Add potatoes and sauce mixes (from potato mix boxes) and boiling water, stirring well. Stir in half-and-half, pepper and thyme; stir in cheeses.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender and top is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving (sauce will thicken as it stands).
• Garnish with additional thyme, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onions, thyme, and 2 teaspoons salt; sauté until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; sauté until onions are tender and begin to color, about 8 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter, 2/3 cup water, wine, and sugar to skillet; stir and swirl skillet to combine. Bring to boil. Cool onion mixture to lukewarm.
• Combine potatoes, apples, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and onion mixture in large bowl; toss gently to blend. Transfer to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. Cover dish with parchment paper, then cover with foil, shiny side down. Bake gratin until potatoes are tender, about 55 minutes. Uncover and bake until top browns and juices bubble thickly, about 20 minutes longer. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand uncovered at room temperature. Rewarm, loosely covered with foil, in 300°F oven for 20 minutes.) Let gratin stand 15 minutes before serving.
• Lighten Up:
• This gratin is unusual for having no cream or cheese - letting the lovely seasonal flavors of the produce shine through.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine apple slices, sugar and lemon juice; toss to coat. Set aside. In an 8- or 9-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat., Alternately arrange potato and apple slices in a single layer in same skillet. Combine 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, cream, thyme, salt and pepper; pour over top., Bake, uncovered, 50 minutes. Top with bacon and remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Bake until potatoes are tender and top is lightly browned, 5-10 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• In 2-quart casserole, mix Potatoes, Sauce Mix, boiling water, half-and-half and butter. Stir in remaining potato ingredients. Bake uncovered 35 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top. Bake 8 minutes longer or until topping is golden. Sprinkle with parsley. Let stand 5 minutes before serving (sauce will thicken as it stands).

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400 degrees. butter a 13x9 pyrex.
• melt 6 T butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. add onion, thyme and 2 t salt; saute until onion are translucent, about 10 minutes.
• increase heat to medium-high; saute until onion are tender and begin to color, about 8 minutes longer. remove from heat. add remaining 6 T butter, 2/3 c water, wine, and sugar to skillet; stir and swirl skillet to combine. bring to a boil, then cool onion mixture to lukewarm.
• combine potatoes, apples, remaining 2 t salt and onion mixture in large bowl; toss gently to blend.
• transfer to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. cover dish with parchment paper, then cover with foil, shiny side down.
• bake gratin until potatoes are tender, about 55 minutes. uncover and bake until top browns and juices bubble thickly, about 20 minutes longer.
• (can be made 6 hours ahead. let stand uncovered at room temperature. rewarm, loosely covered with foil, in 300 degree oven for 20 minutes.) let gratin stand 15 minutes before serving.