Hasselback Potato Gratin is an easy dinner side dish. Cheesy soft potato dish, golden on top. 

By arranging thin potato slices like accordion, you will get a crispy top and a creamy center. 

Preheat the oven to 400 F / 200 C. Grate the cheese in the large bowl.Add garlic powder. Then, add thyme.

Lets continue cooking: Add or grind in salt. Add or grind in pepper. And then mix cheese with spices.

This dish is perfect for everyday dinner or special occasion, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas or date night. 

Add milk to the cheese and spice mix. Mix everything together to combine. Chop potatoes as thinly as possible.

Add potato slices to milk and cheese bowl. Grease baking dishes with butter. Pick potato slices and start organizing them into a neat stack in the casserole dish with their edges  aligned vertically. 

Continue placing potatoes in the baking  dish, working around the perimeter and into the center until very  tightly packed. Do the same in the other baking dish. 

Add leftover milk and cheese liquid to the baking dishes. Cover baking dishes with foil and bake 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake 15 minutes more until the top is golden brown.

The name Hasselback comes from a “Hasselbacken” restaurant by chef Leif Elisson, which is situated in Stockholm, Sweden. 

The cutting technique and the easy Hasselback potato recipe was first introduced in the 1940s. In the classic recipe the potato is cut half way through into the thin slices.