Mom's Cheese Potatoes

My mom made these cheese potatoes growing up and I absolutely loved them! I thought I better whip this recipe out again and make them myself. They aren't too hard, the only difficult thing is trying to get the cheese sauce to a certain consistency. I thought my cheese sauce was a little more runny then I like it but after it was baked it tasted just like I remembered!

Peel and slice potatoes. Boil them 'till tender yet still firm.

Layer potatoes in Pyrex dish.

Meanwhile, melt butter in saucepan adding flour. Add in milk, let it get hot and thick. Add  in cheese. Stir until melted.

Pour cheese sauce over potatoes and top with a little extra cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees between 15-25 minutes. 

Mom's Cheese Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 4 large potatoes
• 1/4 C butter
• 4 Tbsp flour
• Salt & Pepper
• 4 C milk (whole or skim)
• 2 1/2 C sharp cheddar cheese 

Directions;

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Peel and slice potatoes. Boil potatoes till tender yet firm.
3. In a saucepan melt butter. Add flour to melted butter and whisk till combined. Add a dash of salt & pepper.
4. Add in milk, stirring constantly (double boiler recommended). Allow it to get hot and continue stirring until it thickens. (Mine wouldn't get thick enough at first so I added about 1 C of flour water to help thicken it up). 
5. Once you have reached your desired consistency add 2 C sharp cheese into sauce. Stir until cheese in melted and combined.
6. Pour cheese sauce over potatoes. Top with remaining 1/2 C cheese.
7. Cover dish in foil. Bake for 15-25 minutes.