Potato And Apple Gratin Food

APPLE, POTATO, AND ONION GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Melt 6 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onions, thyme, and 2 teaspoons salt; sauté until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; sauté until onions are tender and begin to color, about 8 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter, 2/3 cup water, wine, and sugar to skillet; stir and swirl skillet to combine. Bring to boil. Cool onion mixture to lukewarm.
• Combine potatoes, apples, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and onion mixture in large bowl; toss gently to blend. Transfer to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. Cover dish with parchment paper, then cover with foil, shiny side down. Bake gratin until potatoes are tender, about 55 minutes. Uncover and bake until top browns and juices bubble thickly, about 20 minutes longer. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand uncovered at room temperature. Rewarm, loosely covered with foil, in 300°F oven for 20 minutes.) Let gratin stand 15 minutes before serving.
• Lighten Up:
• This gratin is unusual for having no cream or cheese - letting the lovely seasonal flavors of the produce shine through.

APPLE, POTATO AND ONION GRATIN

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400 degrees. butter a 13x9 pyrex.
• melt 6 T butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. add onion, thyme and 2 t salt; saute until onion are translucent, about 10 minutes.
• increase heat to medium-high; saute until onion are tender and begin to color, about 8 minutes longer. remove from heat. add remaining 6 T butter, 2/3 c water, wine, and sugar to skillet; stir and swirl skillet to combine. bring to a boil, then cool onion mixture to lukewarm.
• combine potatoes, apples, remaining 2 t salt and onion mixture in large bowl; toss gently to blend.
• transfer to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. cover dish with parchment paper, then cover with foil, shiny side down.
• bake gratin until potatoes are tender, about 55 minutes. uncover and bake until top browns and juices bubble thickly, about 20 minutes longer.
• (can be made 6 hours ahead. let stand uncovered at room temperature. rewarm, loosely covered with foil, in 300 degree oven for 20 minutes.) let gratin stand 15 minutes before serving.

SWEET POTATO, APPLE AND ONION GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter 13X6 inch oval baking dish.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Toss apples with flour in medium bowl.
• Arrange half of sweet potatoes in bottom of prepared dish.
• Top with half of apple slices.
• Arrange remaining potatoes and then remaining apples.
• Cover with sauteed onions.
• Pour stock over all.
• Bake until sweet potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Mix breadcrumbs, cheese and bacon in small bowl, then sprinkle mixture over potatoes.
• Bake an additional 20 minutes.
• Broil until topping browns, if needed.
• Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

MAPLE GLAZED APPLE AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Let the kids coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter; set aside.
• In a small pan, melt remaining butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour until well blended and cooked, about 1 minute. Add maple syrup, salt and brown sugar. Simmer, whisking frequently, until the sugar dissolves and sauce thickens, about 4 minutes. Remove sauce from heat.
• Help kids arrange a row of sweet potato and apple slices, alternating and overlapping them, in the prepared pan. They can continue to make rows until the pan is full. Pour the sauce evenly over potatoes and apples. Cover pan tightly with foil and bake 40 minutes.
• Raise oven temperature to 450. Remove foil from pan and use a spoon to baste the juices over the top. Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and nicely browned, basting juices over the top every 10 minutes. Serve immediately or keep warm in a 200 oven up to 30 minutes.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine apples and lemon juice in a large bowl.
• Add the sweet potatoes and the next 4 ingredients (sweet potatoes through pepper).
• Place the sweet potato mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes, stirring after 25 minutes.
• Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form to measure 1 cup.
• Combine breadcrumbs, oil, and nutmeg; sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture.
• Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until golden.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.