Recipe - Baked Mashed Potatoes And Yams Wgarlic And Parmesan

8 lg Garlic cloves, unpeeled
3 One half tablespoon Olive oil
1 One half pound Russet potatoes, peeled, cut
into 2" pieces
1 One fourth pound Yams*, cut into 2" pieces
One half cup Milk
2 tablespoon Butter
1 Generous tsp minced fresh
rosemary or
One half teaspoon Dried
6 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, freshly
grated

*red skinned sweet potatoes.

Preheat oven to 350. Place garlic in a small ovenproof cup or ramekin.
Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over. Bake until garlic is very soft, about
25 minutes. Cool; peel garlic, reserving oil in cup.

Brush 8" x 8" x 2" glass baking dish with One half tablespoon olive oil. Cook
all potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 25
minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Return all potatoes to the
same pot.

Add milk, butter, rosemary, roasted garlic and reserved oil to potatoes.
Mash until smooth anbd fluffy, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to
thin to desired consistency. Mix in 3 tablespoons cheese. Season with salt
and pepper. Spoon potatoes into prepared dish. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons
cheese over; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Can be made 2 hours ahead.
Cover and let stand at room temperature.

Preheat oven to 350. Bake potatoes uncovered until heated through and
golden on top, about 45 minutes.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 16 Dec 96

Recipe by: Laura Hunter

From: Laura Hunter LHunter722@AOL.COM

Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 07:58:50 0500