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Fannie Farmer's Scalloped Potatoes
"This is a recipe in my Fannie Farmer cookbook that I just recently found and tried. I didn't know that scalloped potatoes was such a simple dish to make."
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- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).
- Butter a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
- Cover the bottom of the casserole with a single layer of potatoes& onion.
- Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper, flour and a few dots of butter.
- Repeat until all of the potato slices & onion are used.
- Pour milk over the potato slices until the top is almost covered.
- Dot with the remaining butter.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the potatoes are soft.
Questions & Replies
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CAn you make this ahead of time and bake the day of. -
This is the way they made them 100 years ago. The way I was taught and the way I still do. I cover the pan for a while and then take it off a little while before they're done so they brown up nice. I've taught a few people this way and they say it's so much simpler than the rue. less pans to wash too.
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I make this all the time, and always get compliments
Reviews
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I personally think this recipe is awesome. My grandmother has made THE BEST Scalloped potatoes since I was little. I mean really good ones. I asked her for her recipe about a year ago only to my surprise to find out this Fannie Farmer was the same recipe, my grandma is in her 80's. -
This is a great recipe...I also add thinly sliced onion and some bacon or ham for more flavor. -
Easy as!! I added some grated cheese on top, only cause we like cheesy things. lol Thanks for posting. -
This is a very old recipe...... meaning I am very old and my Grandmother made Escalloped Potatoes this way. BTW when did the E get dropped? :-) I love these! easy and a good dish to start beginning cooks on! -
I love onions in almost everything including this recipe. I put a layer of onions with each layer of potatoes. Before serving, stir in shredded cheddar cheese to your liking.
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Tweaks
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Always made them this way. Sometimes I will add green pepper in between the potatoes and onions. And I use rustic potatoes.
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I just added a little chopped onion each layer. -
Great taste, Very easy to make, I made these variations, I ground Left over baked Ham with Kitchen Aid Grinder coarsest grind. About 1 1/2 cups... also Cheddar cheese shredded. about 1 1/2 cups layered each item as indicated in ham then cheese. I also used Pam Cooking Spray instead of butter to grease pans I sprayed the layered potatoes lightly with Pam. Finally instead of pads of butter in layers I mixed 1/4 cup stick butter and 3 Tsp of Tones "Canadian steak" seasoning which has Garlic, Onion, Pepper and Salt with three quarters of milk indicated. I warmed this mixture in micro. poured over layered and then added extra plain milk to level indicated in original Recipe... Ovens vary recipe didn't indicate to cover or not... I did cover the first 45min at 375 oven. uncovered and lowered temp to 350 for about another 25 min....I'm sure I'll try this again with cooked hamburger or albacore tuna, even fryed Italian sausage will be next time. One pan has food groups. ...what about peas or string beans... ..I know a Minnesota casorole thing. PW
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