A potato bake recipe made without cream, using fresh garden herbs and home made yoghurt to provide a subtle creamy flavor. Serve as a cool weather side dish.
Author: Kyrstie Barcak - A Fresh Legacy
Serves: 6
Ingredients
3 small-medium potatoes (approximately 500 grams) very thinly sliced
¾ cup of finely chopped leek
cheese - grated 1½ cups grated
fresh sage leaves ½ cup of torn fresh leaves
fresh chives chopped 3 tablespoons
plain yogurt - 400 grams
salt and pepper
Instructions
Grease an oven proof dish well with olive oil. The dish should be one that can be covered with a lid
Heat the oven to 170 degrees
Lay a thin layer of potatoes onto the base of the dish and start to stand some up around the edge
Add some chopped leeks, cheese, 2 tablespoons of the yoghurt, sage and chives
Add another layer of potatoes
Add some yogurt onto the top of the potatoes
Add more potatoes and push down to keep layers flat, then add herbs
Stand some more potatoes up around the edge
Add another layer of potatoes, leeks, cheese, yogurt, sage and chives
Add another layer of potatoes and yogurt
If you have not used all of the potatoes yet continue to layer, ending with cheese on top, a handful of sage and chives. Push down hard
Season with salt and pepper cover the dish with the lid and place in the oven
Cook covered in the oven covered for 30 minutes
Remove the lid after 30 minutes and continue cooking for an additional 30 minutes
The potato bake is ready when it is golden on top and a fork pushed into the middle of the dish has no resistance
Remove from the oven and allow to stand and cool for 5-10 minutes prior to slicing and serving
Notes
This dish may take an extra 10-15 minutes to cook. This recipe is based on a fan forced oven. Cook time can vary depending on the amount of yogurt used and the depth of the layers Ensure the potatoes are thinly sliced Keep your fingers away from the slicer blade (I lost a little bit of my finger using mine. Three weeks later it is still painful!!)
Recipe by A Fresh Legacy at https://afreshlegacy.net/potato-bake-recipe-no-cream/