Baked Mashed Potatoes

Here's an easy way to make mashed potatoes with a slightly different taste.

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 large potatoes
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tbsp butter
• Parsley and Garlic Powder (optional)

RECIPE:

• Wrap each potato separately in tin foil and bake for 45-60 minutes. Sticking a fork through one potato after cooking will tell you if it's soft enough to continue.
• Using a paper towel to hold onto the first potato (they're obviously pretty hot), begin to unwrap from the tin foil. Peel off part of the skin and begin to scoop out the insides into a separate bowl. Do this for all four potatoes and throw away the skin.
• Begin mashing with a potato masher. Add butter and milk and stir until the texture is soft and smooth. Stir in about 1 cup of parsley and garlic powder to taste.

I like cooking mashed potatoes this way because the insides are guaranteed to be very soft after baking. So it's REALLY easy to mash up. Although you have to wait an hour for it to cook, it only takes about 5 minutes of actual preparation.