A foolproof recipe for Creamy Potatoes, otherwise known as Dauphinoise Potatoes or Potatoes Gratin.

Ingredients:

4 large baking potatoes or good quality Maris Piper/King edwards
Single cream
1/2 chicken stock cube
ground black pepper
cheddar cheese
mozzarella cheese

Cut the potatoes into thin slices.Salt them generously.
Place them in a bowl with boiling water and microwave on full for a few minutes until they are slightly softened
After they cool, place them in layers ina deep baking tray
When you ahve done all the layers, mix together the cream and crumbled chicken stock cube. Por over the potatoes until they are covered (not swimming in them!)
Put in oven at 200C for 30 mins
Cover with cheddar and mozarella
Put back in oven till golden brown
Leave to sit for 10 mins before serving.