Garlic Mashed Potatoes
So creamy and decadent and perfect for the holidays.
Recipe type: Vegetable
Cuisine: Thanksgiving
Ingredients
- 7-8 lbs. Yukon and/or Russet potatoes
- 1 whole bulb garlic, unpeeled
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 to 1-1/2 cups half and half, warm, (or part whole milk)
- 1¾ sticks butter
- 1 tsp. (or more) salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese (or Boursin cheese)
Instructions
- Peel potatoes and cut into 1" chunks and boil in salted water about 25 minutes. Drain.
- Slice ½ inch off the top of an entire head of garlic and place in a custard cup to bake. Drizzle with olive oil and cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until tender. Cool. Squeeze out pulp and mash.
- Mash potatoes using ricer or potato masher. Add garlic, salt and pepper. Do not use food processor or potatoes will be pasty.
- Heat butter and half and half (or milk). Add to potatoes when butter is melted and cream is hot. Taste and adjust seasonings.
