Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Leeks and Chives

Name: Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Leeks and Chives
Ingredients: 2 pounds, Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks; 1 , bay leaf; , Table salt; 7 tablespoons, unsalted butter (6 tablespoons, melted and cooled); 1 , medium leek, white and light green parts, rinsed well, quartered, and cut into 1/4-inch slices; 2/3 cup, buttermilk, at room temperature; 3 tablespoons, minced fresh chives; , Ground black pepper

Side Dishes
Potatoes
Vegetarian
Holiday
Thanksgiving

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2005

Replacing the butter and cream with buttermilk doesn't work. (Unless you like curdled, parched spuds.) So what's the secret to tangy, creamy mashed potatoes?

SERVES 4

TIME 55 minutes

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Leeks and Chives

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