Simple Cooking - Grandma Gene's Potatoes


4 potatoes
2 tablespoons of flour (any kind)
Salt and pepper to taste
2-3 tablespoons of oil/butter/margarine (your choice, use less if skillet is non-stick)

Wash potatoes, peel (if you want to), slice as thinly as possible. Wash slices and pour off the excess water trying to leave about 1/4 cup of water (this is usually what is left after pouring off the rinse water). Mix in the flour, salt and pepper, using your hands.

Heat a cast iron or non-stick skillet, melting/heating the oil or butter (whichever you prefer). Place the first layer of potatoes so they are neatly arranged (this makes them pretty when served), then add the rest, pouring in any water and flour that remains (this is the glue that holds them together). Reduce heat to medium-low and cook covered for about 30 minutes.

Remove lid, cover with heat proof plate and turn un-finished potatoes out onto this plate. Place skillet back on heat then slide potatoes back into the skillet from the plate. Replace the lid and finish cooking, approx 30 minutes or until they pass the fork test for doneness. Turn or slide out the potatoes onto the previously used plate or serve from the skillet.

Delicious as a side dish, can be made into an entree by adding bacon while cooking, then cheese and green onions and sour cream etc when plated.

Yield: 4 servings

Submitted by Sara Oliver of North Augusta. If you have a quick and easy recipe to share, please send it to john@wafj.com and include a daytime phone number. You'll get a thank-you gift if we use your recipe.

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