Ingredients *3-4 medium baking potatoes *4 tbsp of butter *a small bunch of fresh thyme *salt and pepper
Instructions *Preheat the oven to 400F. *Line a baking tray with a piece of parchment paper. *Wash and peel the potatoes. *Melt the butter. *Using a knife, v-slicer or mandolin, thinly slice the potatoes (try for an 1/8th of an inch) end to end slicing as evenly as possible. *On the parchment paper, fan out one layer of potatoes in a circle about 5 inches in diameter. *Using a pastry brush, coat the potato fan with butter. *Season the potato fan with salt and pepper. *Sprinkle the potato fan with sprigs of fresh thyme. *Add a second layer of fanned potatoes. Brush with butter, season with salt and pepper and season with fresh thyme. *Repeat the above steps until 4 individual potato rounds are made. *Cover the baking pan with aluminium foil. Bake the potatoes for 25-30 minutes until they are tender. *Remove the foil and bake another 25-30 minutes until the potatoes are golden and the edges are crisp. *Serve hot.
Note: You can add as many layers as you would like. The thicker the potatoes, the longer the first baking time will be. The potato layers can be baked, cooled and reheated the day of the meal.
Other herbs like rosemary can certainly be used as can finely chopped garlic. Very thin slices of sweet onion can also be put into the layers.
For a vegan option, omit the butter and replace it with vegan, soy margarine.
bon appetit
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