Johnnysgirl's Curried Sweet Potato Bake

I made this up on the fly so I'm not sure of the amounts. So play with it!

Ingredients (organic if possible):

2-3 large sweet potatoes
1 medium shallot, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon coconut oil (or olive oil, or butter)
Heavy whipping cream (not sure how much, maybe 1 cup but no more)
Sour cream (again, not sure how much, maybe 2 - 3 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon of flour
1/4-ish of your favorite cheese, grated (optional)
Salt and fresh-ground pepper
Curry spice mix: 4-5 teaspoons curry powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon Garam Masala (<-----to
     your liking)
Panko bread crumbs
French-fried onion topping (like Durkee or French's) optional

Peel the potatoes and cut in half. Par-boil until JUST tender, remove from boil water and let cool.

In a sauce pot, sautee the garlic and shallot in the coconut oil until translucent.

Add the heavy cream and sour cream, stir until heated through.

Gradually whisk in the flour (i use a flour-sifter when adding flour to anything), cook and stir til just bubbly.

Add the cheese (if opting), stir til melted. (You can add some more cream, or just milk, if it looks too thick)

Add the salt, pepper, and curry mix, stir and cook til heated through. Remove from heat.

Slice the cooled potatoes, about 1/4 inch slices.

Grease or spray-oil a casserole dish.

Line the bottom of the dish with a layer of the sliced potatoes.

Pour some of the curried cream mixture over the potato layer.

Repeat this layering until the dish is almost full.

Top with the Panko bread crumbs and french-fried onions.

Cook in the oven, covered, 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Uncover and cook 10 or so minutes more to brown the top.

Remove and let stand 10 minutes.

Hope ye likey!