Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Recipe from Steamy Kitchen

Yield: 6 servings

Prep time: 5 minutes + 30 minutes to roast garlic
Cook time: 35 minutes


Ingredients
1 head garlic

1 teaspoon olive oil

4 medium russet potatoes, skin-on scrubbed (for creamy mashed potatoes, peel the potatoes)

3 to 4 tablespoons butter

½ cup milk or heavy cream

1½ teaspoons kosher salt (or ¾ teaspoon table salt)



Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut off the top ½-inch of the garlic off. Lay garlic on piece of tin foil, drizzle olive oil over garlic cloves and close tin foil. Roast for 30 minutes or until the garlic has softened completely and is very tender. Let cool and squeeze out the roasted garlic cloves. Coarsely chop.

In the meantime, place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water by 1-inch. Cover and bring to boil and cook for 20 to 25 minutes over medium heat, until fork tender. Drain potatoes.

For hearty, skin-on mashed potatoes: Return the potatoes to the pot over low heat, add 3 tablespoons butter, ¼ cup milk, salt and roasted garlic. Mash and stir, but do not over mix or the mashed potatoes will turn gummy. Taste and season with additional salt or milk if needed.
or
For creamy and smooth mashed potatoes: In the pot, add 4 tablespoons of butter, ½ cup of heavy cream, salt and roasted garlic and turn the heat to low. Mash the potatoes and stir into the pot, but do not over mix or the mashed potatoes will turn gummy. Taste and season with additional salt or milk if needed.