Cookbook:Potatoes Anna

| Cuisine of France | Side dishes

Potatoes Anna (or pommes Anna) is a classic French dish of sliced, layered potatoes cooked in a very large amount of melted butter. It can be eaten hot or cold.

Ingredients

 * 4 potatoes, optionally peeled
 * 100 g butter

Equipment

 * Oven
 * 23 cm round pie tin

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 250 °C.
 * 2) Melt the butter.
 * 3) Slice the potatoes thinly. Press slices against absorbent paper to dry.
 * 4) Brush the tin with melted butter. Layer the potato slices into the tin, brushing each layer with butter and ending with butter on the top.
 * 5) Cover and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and cook for a further 30 minutes.