First, peel the potatoes and cut them a maximum of 1/8″ thick. Do not rinse the potatoes have the starch they contain will thicken the sauce. You want to slice them all at the same thickness else you will have some cooked potatoes and some will left uncooked. You can use a mandoline for that, I don’t have one, and last time I used one I almost chopped myself so a knife it will be 😉

Grease up an oven-safe pan and set it aside.

In a pot combine the garlic, milk, cream, nutmeg, salt, pepper and bring to a simmer. Add the sliced potatoes and let them cook for 5 minutes. Mix them every now and then so they don’t stick together

Remove the garlic from the cream and using only 1, smash and rub it in the pan. Put all the potatoes in the pan then add the remaining cream until you are up about halfway covering the potatoes. Cut the butter into small cubes and place them on the top potatoes. Bake 30 minutes at 350F.

Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the cheese on top of the potatoes. Put back in the oven for another 30minutes ( or until cheese has browned a little).

Before serving let it cool for 10 minutes