Kansas Hash Brown Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups hash brown potatoes, frozen
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 egg
• 1 pint sour cream
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 cups corn flakes
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 (note: 8 cups frozen hash brown potatoes equals 20 oz.).
• 2 mix the corn flakes and 2 tablespoons melted butter, set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl mix the frozen hash browns, chopped onion and cheddar cheese.
• 4 in a separate smaller bowl mix the sour cream, heavy cream, egg, salt & pepper.
• 5 into the the wet mixture slowly add the 1/4 cup of melted butter, stirring as you go. this will prevent the hot butter from cooking the egg.
• 6 when thoroughly blended, add the wet mixture to the hash brown, onion and cheese mixture, stirring to coat all the hash brown.
• 7 pour the mixture into a 9x13 non-metallic pan, top with corn flakes and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. allow to sit 5-10 minutes before serving.