#1769 - Gourmet Potatoes

(by Dot [Schuck] Amerman - friend)

6 medium red potatoes
1 tsp. salt
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups Breakstone's sour cream (measure and set on counter until room temperature)
1 medium onion (chopped)
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 TBSP butter for topping

In a pot add water, potatoes (do NOT peel), and salt--cook until potatoes are tender. Drain the potatoes and cool them completely. Once cooled, peel potatoes and grate them coarsely with a grater. In a saucepan over low heat add 1/4 cup butter--melt. Add shredded cheese--stir and heat until cheese is melted. Remove from heat--add sour cream, chopped onions and pepper--stir. Add grated potatoes--stir carefully. Place the mixture in a greased casserole dish. Dot the 1 TBSP butter in pieces over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until hot.