Scalloped Potatoes Jarlsberg

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup leek, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick) or 1/4 cup margarine (1/2 stick)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 8 cups sliced red potatoes, , unpeeled
• 2 cups jarlsberg cheese, shredded
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, cook leeks in 1/4 cup butter until tender.
• 2 stir in flour, salt and pepper.
• 3 gradually stir in milk.
• 4 cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• 5 in 2-quart buttered baking dish, layer half of the potatoes, half of the leek sauce and half of the cheese.
• 6 repeat layers.
• 7 bake, covered, at 375°f for 45 minutes.
• 8 uncover.
• 9 blend bread crumbs and 1/4 cup melted butter.
• 10 sprinkle around edge of casserole.
• 11 bake 15 minutes longer.