Scalloped Potatoes

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
 * Serves 8

Ingredients

 * 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
 * 2½ pounds firm boiling potatoes
 * 1½ cup grated, imported Swiss cheese
 * 6 tablespoons butter, cut in ¼ inch bits
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * ⅛ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
 * 1¼ cups milk

Directions

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 425°F.
 * 2) Rub the bottom and sides of a flameproof baking and serving dish, 10 to 12 inches across and 2 inches deep, with the crushed garlic, and grease lightly with butter.
 * 3) Peel the potatoes and cut into ⅛ inch slices (about 8 cups).
 * 4) Dry the potato slices with a paper towel, then spread half of the slices in the bottom of the dish.
 * 5) Sprinkle them with half the cheese, butter bits, salt and pepper.
 * 6) Spread the rest of the slices in the dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese, butter, salt and pepper on top.
 * 7) Slowly pour the milk into the side of the dish.
 * 8) Bring to a simmer over low heat, then place in the upper third of the oven; bake for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are almost tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife.
 * 9) At this point, remove any residual liquid with a bulb baster and bake for another 5 minutes, or until the potatoes are completely tender, the milk absorbed and the top nicely browned.
 * 10) Serve at once.