Baked Mashed Potatoes And Yams With Garlic And Parmesan

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled, 2-inch pieces
• 1 1/4 lbs yams, peeled, 2-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon rosemary, minced
• 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 place garlic in small ovenproof cup or ramekin.
• 3 drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over garlic.
• 4 bake until garlic is very soft, about 25 minutes.
• 5 cool; peel garlic, reserving oil in cup.
• 6 brush 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.
• 7 cook all potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 25 minutes.
• 8 drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• 9 return all potatoes to same pot.
• 10 add milk, butter, rosemary, roasted garlic, and reserved oil to potatoes.
• 11 mash until smooth and fluffy, adding enough reserved cooking lluqid to thin to desired consistency.
• 12 mix in 3 tablespoons cheese.
• 13 season with salt and pepper.
• 14 spoon potatoes into prepared dish.
• 15 sprinkle 3 teaspoons cheese over potatoes; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. (can be made 2 hours ahead. cover; let stand at room temperature.).
• 16 preheat oven to 350.
• 17 bake potatoes uncovered until heated through and golden on top, about 45 minutes.