South African Potato Bake
Preparation Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 18 minutes
Ingredients
For the Potato Bake:
3 Tbsp Snowflake Cake Wheat Flour
3 Tbsp butter
1 small onion, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced/grated
1 tsp thyme, chopped (or ½ tsp dried thyme)
360 ml milk
150 g mild cheddar cheese, shredded
1 pinch nutmeg (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
1.8 kg potatoes, thinly sliced
Method
- Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and thyme, cooking until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Sprinkle in the Snowflake Cake Wheat Flour, mix well, and cook until lightly golden brown, about 1 minute.
- Add the milk and cook until the sauce thickens, about 1-2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat, add ½ cup of the cheese, and mix until melted. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Spread some of the sauce over the bottom of a large baking dish (or cast iron pan) and layer the potatoes with sauce between each layer, dipping each slice into the sauce as you go.
- Pour any remaining sauce over the potatoes in the pan, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C until the potatoes are tender, about 45-60 minutes.
