These cute Potato Gratin Stacks are the mini model of Potatoes au Gratin (Dauphinoise). Layers of thinly sliced potato baked in a muffin tin with cream, cheese, garlic and thyme, the perfect bit are the crusty caramelised tacky edges!
Function a potato aspect for dinner. Breakfast with eggs. Celebration meals bites. So many prospects!
Mini Potato Gratin Stacks (Dauphinoise)
All you have to know is that these Mini Potato Gratin Stacks are tacky, creamy and ridiculously irresistible. I imply, let’s be blunt. Potatoes + cheese + cream + garlic + butter. BAM! That’s a house run proper there!
Really, they’re a mini model of French Potato Gratin / Dauphinoise. I’ve mentioned it earlier than and I’ll say it once more – every little thing is best in mini kind, not simply because it’s cute. However since you get the entire factor to your self.
Proper? ??♀️
Moreover not having to share, making these in mini kind means you get good golden tacky edges on each bit which is perhaps my favorite half. No golden edges while you make Dauphinoise the same old method!
What you have to make Mini Potato Gratin Stacks
Right here’s what you have to make these:
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Potatoes – Use starchy or all-rounder ones in order that they develop into fluffy when cooked and take in flavour. Sebago (the widespread dust brushed potatoes in Australia), Russet (US), Dutch lotions, King Edwards and purple delight are all excellent.
If you happen to use waxy potatoes, the layers kind of slip aside while you reduce into them.
Form – Go for lengthy skinny ones so you will have much less offcuts when trimmed right into a cylinder form to chop slices that match the muffin skinny.
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Cheese – Gruyere and Swiss cheese are my favourites right here, for his or her melting high quality and flavour. Any cheese that melts will work simply wonderful – cheddar, Colby, tasty cheese. I have a tendency to not use mozzarella as a result of it doesn’t have as a lot salt / flavour as different cheese however you’ll be able to if you want.
Shredded and sliced – I discover it greatest to make use of slices of cheese between the potato layers and shredded cheese on prime.
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Cream – Thickened / heavy cream works greatest as a result of it’s thicker so it swimming pools on the layers higher.
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Garlic – For flavour, to infuse the cream sauce.
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Thyme – Basic herb flavouring for Dauphinoise.
Tips on how to make Mini Potato Gratin Stacks
Assembling every gratin stack does take a little bit extra effort than making one huge bubbly Dauphinoise for sharing. But it surely’s value it – particularly for the golden tacky edges that you just by no means get while you make one huge gratin bake!!
1. Slicing the potato slices
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Peel and trim – Peel the potatoes then reduce the bottom so it’s steady when standing upright. Then trim the potato to make a (tough!) cylinder form. It doesn’t matter if they don’t seem to be an ideal spherical – mine aren’t!. As soon as they’re cooked, you’ll be able to’t actually inform in case your potatoes are a little bit extra hexagon-y or octogon-y, and even rectangular or triangular!!!
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Verify measurement – The cylinder needs to be the dimensions of the muffin tin holes.
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Potato cylinders – Repeat with remaining potato. To fill an ordinary 12 hoc muffin tin, you will want 3 potato cylinders reduce from 1.2 kg / 2.4 lb of potato.
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Slice thinly – Utilizing both a mandolin or a pointy knife, reduce the potato into 2mm / 0.1″ skinny slices.
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Separate slices – Use your fingers to separate the slices as they tend to stay. We wish to ensure the creamy sauce seeps between all of the potato layers!
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Cream sauce – Soften the butter in a saucepan then sauté the garlic for 20 seconds or till it smells wonderful. Then add the cream and salt, and simmer for 30 seconds to carry the flavours collectively.
Now, we’re able to assemble!
2. Assembling the gratin stacks
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Fill midway – Place a stack of potato slices within the muffin tin gap so they arrive up midway.
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Pour over cream – Drizzle about 1 teaspoon of cream over the potatoes. No should be actual right here, simply use about half the cream.
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Cheese slices – Prime with a slice of cheese.
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Potato and cream – Prime every stack with one other stack of potatoes so they’re simply increased than the rim of the muffin tin. We wish to make them taller as a result of they sink barely as soon as cooked.
Then drizzle the remaining cream over every stack.
3. Bake!
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Thyme – Sprinkle every stack with many of the thyme. Reserve a bit to sprinkle on on the finish. A touch of contemporary thyme is a very nice crowning glory!
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Cowl and bake – Cowl loosely with foil then bake for 40 minutes at 180°C/350°F or till the potato is cooked. Verify by inserting a knife all the way in which to the underside – there needs to be no resistance.
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Cheese then oven – Prime with the shredded cheese and return to the oven uncovered for 10 minutes or till the cheese is melted and there are some pretty golden spots on the floor.
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Garnish with thyme & serve! Sprinkle the highest with the remaining thyme, then serve instantly!
What to serve with Mini Potato Gratin Stacks
It would be best to eat them straight out of the oven, and they’re actually tasty sufficient to take action! However really, they’re meant to be a aspect dish.
I have a tendency to tug these out for particular events after we need a aspect dish that’s a bit particular. Suppose, holidays and celebratory gatherings, alongside issues corresponding to:
If you happen to make these for just-a-usual-midweek-dinner, I want I used to be you. I may eat these on a regular basis and by no means tire of them. There’s a cause my nickname was Potato Lady after I was rising up!! – Nagi x
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Tacky Potato Gratin Stacks (Muffin Tin)
Prep: 15 minutes
Prepare dinner: 45 minutes
Complete: 1 hr
Finger Meals, Aspect
French
Servings12
Faucet or hover to scale
Recipe video above. Whenever you mix potatoes, cream, cheese, garlic and butter, you simply cannot go fallacious. These particular person measurement parts made in a muffin tin are nice as a aspect, for breakfast with eggs (and bacon!) OR as finger meals for a celebration!
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C (all oven sorts).
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Brush muffin tin with butter: Soften butter in a saucepan over medium warmth then use what you have to flippantly brush the muffin tin holes with butter. (Remaining butter is for the cream sauce)
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Cream sauce: Into the remaining butter, add garlic and prepare dinner for 20 seconds. Add cream and salt then carry to a simmer. Simmer for 30 seconds, then take away from range and hold heat.
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Slice potato: Peel potatoes. Trim base so it stands upright. Then reduce into cylinder shapes that match tge muffi tin. Minimize into 2mm/ 1/10″ slices utilizing a mandolin or sharp knife.
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Assemble stacks: Place potato slices into the muffin tin in order that they go midway up the muffin tin holes. Attempt to match by measurement to make them into neat stacks.
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Cream: Drizzle every potato stack with 1 tsp of cream combination – use 1/2 of the combination.
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Cheese slice: Prime with cheese slice.
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Prime with potato, cream then thyme: Prime every stack with remaining potato slices so the peak is about 1cm / 1/3″ above the rim of the muffin tin (they sink as soon as baked). Drizzle with remaining cream combination and sprinkle with many of the thyme (reserve some for topping).
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Baked 40 minutes: Cowl loosely with foil and bake for 40 minutes or till potato is cooked by. A small sharp knife ought to undergo with none resistance.
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Prime with cheese, bake 10 minutes: Take away from oven, sprinkle with shredded cheese and bake with out foil for 10 minutes or till golden.
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Garnish with thyme: Sprinkle with remaining thyme.
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Stand 5 minutes then take away to serve. Use a tablespoon or butter knife to assist scope them out. (Notice 3)
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To Serve: Dinner – function a aspect. Finger meals – serve heat as is. Breakfast – serve with eggs and bacon.
Recipe Notes:
Form – Get lengthy massive ones which are appropriate to chop into cylinder shapes.
2. Cheese – Any melting cheese works simply wonderful right here, although gruyere is my favorite for flavour and melting qualities. Swiss follows as a detailed second, adopted by Colby and Monterey Jack, then cheddar and attractive cheese. I have a tendency to offer mozzarella a miss as a result of it doesn’t have as a lot flavour as the opposite cheese.
3. Make forward – Unbelievable for making forward! Bake per recipe then both freeze them (defrost earlier than reheating) or hold them within the fridge. Them pop them in a 180C/350F oven for 10 minutes simply to warmth by.
4. Diet per piece.
Diet Data:
Serving: 81gEnergy: 169cal (8%)Carbohydrates: 16g (5%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fats: 10g (15%)Saturated Fats: 6g (38%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 1gMonounsaturated Fats: 3gTrans Fats: 1gLdl cholesterol: 32mg (11%)Sodium: 200mg (9%)Potassium: 371mg (11%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 342IU (7%)Vitamin C: 5mg (6%)Calcium: 110mg (11%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
Initially revealed September 2015. Up to date November 2021 with improved recipe, new educational pictures and higher video.
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