Bacon, Blue, and Roasted Garlic Gratin

Ingredients

• 1
  
  Head Garlic
  
• 2
  
  teaspoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  
• 4
  
  Slices Bacon
  
• 1
  
  cup Crumbled Blue Cheese
  
• 3
  
  Russet Potatoes
  
• 3
  
  tablespoons flour
  
• 3
  
  tablespoons butter
  
• 
  
  salt and pepper
  

Directions

1. For Garlic:

   1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
   2. Peel off outer layers of the garlic bulb skin, while still leaving the head of garlic intact and whole. Cut off the top of cloves.
   3. Place garlic head in a ramekin or small baking dish, allowing it to stand upright
   4. Drizzle 2 teaspoons of olive oil over garlic, Cover with aluminum foil.
   5. Bake at 400°F for 35 minute
   6. Cool to room temperature, squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins, mash with a fork.

2. For the Potatoes:

   1. Preheat oven to 400°F
   2. Fry bacon, cool, and dice
   3. Peel potatoes, and slice thinly
   4. Butter gratin dish (8×8 glass baking dish will work)
   5. In baking dish, place one layer of potato slices, sprinkle with 1/3rd blue cheese, 1/3rd bacon, 1/3rd mashed garlic, 1 tbsp flour, dot with 1/3rd butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper
   6. Repeat with remaining potatoes, cheese, bacon, flour, butter, and garlic.
   7. Pour 1 ½ cups half n half over top
   8. Cover with foil
   9. Bake at 400°F for 1 hour. Uncover and bake for 20-30 more minutes.
   10. Let gratin set for 10 minutes before eating.
   11. Enjoy!