CopyCat Applebee’s Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

1 md bulb fresh garlic (not clove but the whole bulb with many cloves)
2 lb red skinned potatoes
1/2 c milk
1/2 c heavy cream or half and half
1/4 c butter
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap garlic bulb in aluminum foil, sealing well. Bake for 45 minutes until garlic is soft.

Remove garlic from oven when done. Let cool in wrapping. When cool unwrap, peel the cloves, and squeeze out cooked pulp. Set aside.

When garlic is done wash and quarter potatoes, leaving skin on. Boil in as small an amount of water as possible for about 20 minutes or until cooked. Drain.

Add all ingredients to hot potatoes and mash by hand with a potato masher, leaving lumps to your liking. Serve immediately.