Holiday mash with herbed breadcrumb. Mash: 2 lb Yukon gold potatoes 3/4 cup milk 3/4 cup heavy cream 1 shallot 2 cloves smashed garlic 5 sprigs thyme Tiny sliver of bay leaf, believe it or not it will overpower your cream so don’t add a whole leaf. Parmesan rind, optional. 1/2 cup-1 stick butter Salt to taste Breadcrumb: 3 slices sourdough 2 tsp thyme 2 tsp rosemary 2 tbsp chives 2 tbsp parsley Salt/pepper Directions: Add milk,cream, thyme, bay leaf, shallot, and garlic to a small pot and put it on the stove on very low heat just below a simmer while you do your potatoes. I like to boil my potatoes skin on and whole so they don’t soak up water. Letting me work in more fat. You could also bake them, make sure to poke a couple holes first so they don’t explode. But cover your potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil until tender, roughly 35 minutes. Drain and let cool until you can handle them. Super easy to peel, make a light score and it peels right off. Then mash any way you prefer, ricer, food mill, or tammis. Put your mash back into a pot over low heat and add your butter. Keep folding it in until all the butter is incorporated, then add your hot cream. You may not need all of the cream but save any extra in case you want to adjust it later. Season to taste with salt For the breadcrumb dice up your sourdough and dress with olive oil and salt. Pop it in the oven at 350°f/176°c and toast until golden brown and completely dry. This took me around 15 minutes and I stirred them around halfway. Pulse in the blender or food processor until pretty uniform. Add in the herbs, crack in some black pepper and adjust your salt. For the potato skins I dressed them in oil and salt, placed them in the oven at 350°f/176°c and stirred them every 8 or so minutes until completely crisp. This took me around 20 minutes. Then just chop them up and add them to the breadcrumb. For the sweepstakes! If you preordered already or wanted to, go to the link in my bio to claim your free PDF of holiday recipes as thanks, from me to you! There will be increasingly cooler prizes over the next couple months so stay tuned. The sweepstakes is U.S. ENTRY ONLY :( #food #holidayrecipes #potato #mashedpotato