Boil milk with bay leaf in saucepan, taking care not to let it boil over. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Add 3 tablespoons butter, salt, pepper, grated nutmeg, cream, and potatoes to the pan with the hot milk. Simmer, stirring from time to time with a wooden spoon to separate potatoes. Cook 20 minutes or until just tender. Remove from heat and set aside.
Grease an au gratin dish with remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Rub dish with cut piece of garlic. Pour in potato mixture and sprinkle with grated Gruyere cheese.
Bake potatoes fro 40-45 minutes. If surface of potato mixture is not browned sufficiently, place under broiler for about 3 minutes. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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11/28/2011
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