Baked Pear and Potato Gratin

Name: Baked Pear and Potato Gratin
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 pears, peeled and seeded; 5 potatoes, peeled; 1/2 small leek (optional), peeled and cut into large pieces; 250 ml heavy cream; 1 egg yolk; 1 liter milk; 100 g grated Emmental or Gruyère cheese; A pinch of nutmeg; Salt to taste; Black pepper, freshly ground

1
2 pears, peeled and seeded
2
5 potatoes, peeled
3
1/2 small leek (optional), peeled and cut into large pieces
4
250 ml heavy cream
5
1 egg yolk
6
1 liter milk
7
100 g grated Emmental or Gruyère cheese
8
A pinch of nutmeg
9
Salt to taste
10
Black pepper, freshly ground

Ingredients

1
2 pears, peeled and seeded
2
5 potatoes, peeled
3
1/2 small leek (optional), peeled and cut into large pieces
4
250 ml heavy cream
5
1 egg yolk
6
1 liter milk
7
100 g grated Emmental or Gruyère cheese
8
A pinch of nutmeg
9
Salt to taste
10
Black pepper, freshly ground

Directions

1
Boil the potatoes until they're tender, about 10-15 minutes
2
They should be cooked but not mushy
3
Cook the leek separately in boiling water
4
Beat the egg yolk with heavy cream and season with nutmeg, salt, and black pepper
5
Mix in half of the grated cheese
6
Cut the pears, cooked leek, and boiled potatoes into slices about 3 mm thick
7
Butter a metal or ceramic baking dish
8
Layer the bottom with half of the pear, leek, and potato slices
9
Spread half of the cream mixture over the top layer
10
Repeat the layers, ending with a layer of grated cheese
11
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C until golden brown.