Spectacular Spuds

Ingredients

• 1 head garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 4 tablespoons butter
• Salt
• White pepper
• Milk or cream, if needed

Directions

* Separate head of garlic into individual cloves. Toss in olive oil and wrap tightly in small piece of aluminum foil. Bake in 350-degree oven for 45 minutes.

* When garlic has cooled to touch you should be able to squeeze it out of the paper shell of the individual cloves.

* Mash roasted garlic with a fork, or force through a fine strainer. If you use a ricer as recommended below, simply rice the garlic along with the potatoes.

* Peel and boil potatoes in salted water until tender. Force cooked potatoes through a ricer (recommended) or mash by your usual method.

* Put riced potatoes, garlic, sour cream, butter, and salt and white pepper in a mixer bowl, and whip at medium speed until smooth. Add cream or milk to adjust consistency.

Makes 4 servings.