Sweet potato and apple gratin

Serves 8 people

Ingredients

4 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced in 1/4-inch thick rounds

1 onion, thinly sliced into rings

4 apples* peeled, cored and sliced in 1/4-inch thick rounds

1 cup milk

1 Tbs. all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper

1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange half of the sliced sweet potatoes over the bottom of an 8-inch round (2 L) baking dish. Arrange half of the sliced onion rings over the sweet potatoes and half of the sliced apples over the onion. Repeat these layers with remaining ingredients.
2. In medium bowl, whisk together milk, flour, mustard, salt and pepper. Drizzle over apples. Sprinkle with cheese.
3. Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is bubbly and golden and potatoes and apples are tender, approximately 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
4. *Note: For best results, use Empire, Golden Delicious, Spartan, Cortland or Northern Spy apples.

Source: Recipe adapted from and photo by The Ontario Apple Growers

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