Sweet Potato Gratin

A sweet twist on a classic dish.  This dish is festive enough for any holiday get together but easy enough for a weeknight.  Enjoy!

Sweet Potato Gratin

Ingredients

• 3 lb. sweet potatoes
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 cups milk
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup Gouda, grated

Serves 6-8
Cook time: 45 minutes

Preheat oven to 350.  Using a mandolin, slice sweet potatoes into thin slices.  Meanwhile, melt butter is a medium sauce pan; once melted add flour and whisk in; cook until the roux is blond in color.  Slowly add the milk to roux to create a bechamel; be patient and keep whisking while cooking; allow mixture to thicken.
Shingle in sweet potato slices in the bottom of a greased casserole dish.  Pour some of the bechamel over the first layer of sweet potato slices.  Keep layering sweet potatoes slices and bechamel until you run out (try to finish with the bechamel).  Sprinkle with grated cheese and cook until browned and bubbly.