Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

By á-174942

Ingredients

• 1 large garlic head
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes peeled, and cut into 1/2" pieces
• 2/3 cup half-and-half
• 5 tablespoons butter cut into 5 pieces
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place garlic on large square of foil. Drizzle with oil. Wrap foil around garlic to enclose. Bake garlic until soft, about 40 minutes. Cool garlic. Separate cloves. Press garlic cloves between fingertips to release from skins.

Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain; return potatoes to same pot. Add garlic and mash together.

Bring half-and-half to simmer in small saucepan. Add half-and-half and butter to potatoes; stir to blend. Season with salt and pepper.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.