Roasted Potatoes with Garlic

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 3 T. butter or olive oil
1 pound potatoes, scrubbed (if the potatoes were bigger, you would slice them lengthwise into halves or thirds, but these potatoes are fine left whole)
• 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400º F. Lightly butter a shallow baking dish, place potatoes in dish with garlic and coat with small pieces of butter or a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add a few tablespoons of water to dish and cover. Bake until tender, 30 minutes or so. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more until brown on top.

From: In the Bag: November 18-19, 2003