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Baked Mashed Potatoes
This no-boil baked mashed potatoes recipe is perfect for when stovetop space is at a premium (hello, Thanksgiving!) and comes out ultra-creamy every time.
👥 8 Servings👤 Claire Saffitz📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●knife
- ●pan
- ●saucepan
- ●wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Arrange a rack in lower third of oven; preheat oven to 425°. Scrub 2 lb. russet potatoes and 2 lb. Yukon Gold potatoes and prick all over with a fork. Place on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
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2
Halve head of garlic crosswise (as if you’re cutting through the equator) and place on a piece of foil. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp. oil; season with salt and pepper. Fold edges of foil up and over garlic and crimp to close, creating a tight packet. Place on baking sheet with potatoes and roast until a knife slides easily through flesh of potatoes, 65–⏱️ 75 minutes. Let potatoes and garlic cool slightly.
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3
Halve potatoes lengthwise. Using fork, scrape flesh into a large saucepan (include skins if you want to add a little texture). Squeeze garlic cloves from skins into pan. Smash mixture with a potato masher until mostly smooth with only a few lumps.
4
Cut 6 Tbsp. butter into ½" pieces and combine in a small saucepan with 2 cups half-and-half. Heat over medium-low, swirling, until butter melts and dairy is warm but not boiling (it can be simmering gently around the edges).
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5
Pour about half of half-and-half mixture into potato mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until incorporated and smooth.
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6
If serving mashed potatoes immediately, stir in all of remaining half-and-half mixture and season generously with salt and pepper. If making ahead of time, stir in all but ½ cup of half-and-half mixture, season with salt and pepper, and smooth potatoes to make a flat, even surface. Pour reserved ½ cup half-and-half mixture over and don’t stir (this is to prevent the potatoes from drying out and forming a film). Cover with plastic. You can do this part up to ⏱️ 3 hours ahead.
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Thinly slice 8–10 chives.
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To serve, warm potatoes over low heat, stirring well with wooden spoon. At this point, if you made it ahead of time, mix in half-and-half mixture floating on top of potatoes.
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9
Transfer mashed potatoes to a platter and top with chives. Editor’s note: This recipe for mashed baked potatoes was first printed in our November 2017 issue. Head this way for more of our best Thanksgiving side dish recipes →
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