Peel the garlic. Heat up with cream and laurel in a small pot. Remove from the heat and let it cool down for about 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Chop or slice garlic finely.
Preheat oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Grease an ovenproof casserole dish (approx. 3 l).
Pour the paprika into a sieve and let it drain. Peel and wash the potatoes and slice or slice them thinly. Layer potatoes, garlic and paprika in the form. Spread cream cheese on top.
Pour cream over it. Cover with foil and bake for about 1 hour.
Crumble the bread roughly. Approx. 15 minutes before the end of the baking time, remove aluminium foil from the casserole, spread bread crumbs and 40 g butter in flakes and bake the casserole to the end. Serve with a sugar pea salad.