Garlic-Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Name: Garlic-Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: US & Canada
Ingredients: 2 pounds, Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick; 1/2 teaspoon, garlic powder; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 1 1/4 teaspoons, garlic, minced to paste; 1 1/2 ounces, Parmesan cheese, grated (3/4 cup); , Salt and pepper; 2/3 cup warm, whole milk

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2014

For just the right balance, we started by examining how garlic flavor works.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME45 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We started with potatoes, butter, and whole milk and opted for Yukon Golds for their buttery flavor and supersmooth texture. To get truly complex garlic flavor, we added it in three ways. We incorporated garlic paste sautéed in butter for c...

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