Potatoes Anna

3 large Idaho potatoes
1/4 C. butter, melted
salt and freshly ground pepper
sour cream & fresh chives (opt.)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel potatoes & carefully slice them into 1/16" rounds. Put about 1 Tbsp. butter into a small oven-proof skillet. Thoroughly dry each slice of potato with paper towels as you line the bottom of the pan with overlapping slices. Dribble or brush on a bit more butter, salt & pepper and continue layering in this way until potatoes are used up. Bake 50 minutes and press potatoes down with spatula every so often. Turn heat up to 500 degrees and cook another 10 minutes. Turn out onto a plate and serve with sour cream and chives.