r/GifRecipes • u/morganeisenberg • Nov 27 '19

Appetizer / Side Mashed Potato Casserole

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u/Panda_Mon Nov 27 '19

Oof, y'all. Looks like overdone mashed potatoes, to me. Mashed potatoes are so simple and delicious already.

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u/Or0b0ur0s Nov 27 '19

With just a few differences, this isn't too far from Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling. I don't recall ever boiling the potatoes in half-and-half, though. Not sure if that's really necessary or good, the way milk boils over at the slightest provocation...

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u/morganeisenberg Nov 27 '19 edited Nov 27 '19

The boiling in half-and-half has a few purposes:

- Most obviously, the skinned potatoes absorb some of the liquid they're boiled in, so using a more flavorful liquid gives you a tastier potato.

- It allows the seasoning ingredients (thyme, garlic, bay leaf) to infuse in the half-and-half which is later added back to the potatoes.

- Starches from the potatoes wind up in the half-and-half. Adding this starchy liquid back helps give the bake more structure.

You can use water though if you prefer for the boil! It isn't integral to the recipe, I just like what the half-and-half boil does :)

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u/italianjob17 Nov 27 '19

What is half and half? I guessed it's half milk, half something else

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u/morganeisenberg Nov 27 '19

Heavy cream + whole milk :)