Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Paprika and Toasted Garlic

Name: Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Paprika and Toasted Garlic
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 pounds, russet potatoes, unpeeled and scrubbed; 1 teaspoon, smoked paprika (sweet or bittersweet); 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick); 3 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (1 generous tablespoon); 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1 cup, half-and-half, warm

Side Dishes
Potatoes
Vegetarian
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2003

Simple but bold flavor combinations breathe new life into this classic

SERVES 4

TIME 55 minutes

Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Paprika and Toasted Garlic

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