French Style  Mashed Potatoes

These unique Creme Fraîche Mashed Potatoes go with everything. They are creamy and so flavorful. Add this recipe to your cookbook, it's going to become your favorite mashed potato recipe ever!

Ingredients:

– ▢2 lb Yukon gold potatoes peeled and cubed – ▢1 head garlic – ▢1 teaspoon oil – ▢1 ¼ teaspoon salt – ▢¼ teaspoon pepper – ▢5 tablespoon butter divided – ▢¼ c Creme Fraiche – ▢2 teaspoon chives

1. Cut the top off garlic head, leaving the cloves exposed, drizzle it with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Wrap garlic in foil and roast for 25 minutes at 450 F. Remove from the oven, unwrap the foil and let the garlic cool.

2. Fill a medium pot with water, add 1 teaspoon of salt and add peeled and cubed potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook for 15-20 minutes until potatoes are soft. For this recipe I used gold potatoes, but you can use red potatoes as well.

3. Drain and return potatoes to the pot, then squeeze roasted garlic our of skins. Add Creme Fraîche, butter and mash the potatoes until creamy.

4. Drizzle potatoes with 1 tablespoon of melted butter, sprinkle with chopped chives and serve immediately.

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