# BA’s Best Mashed Potatoes

> Butter, garlic, and rosemary create creamy mashed potatoes that stay light and smooth.
- Title: BA’s Best Mashed Potatoes · Bon Appétit | Shortify
- Summary: Butter, garlic, and rosemary create creamy mashed potatoes that stay light and smooth. Yukon Gold potatoes with butter, garlic, and rosemary make creamy…
- Keywords: yukon gold potatoes, butter, garlic, rosemary, mashed potatoes, milk, cream, potato ricer, food mill, black pepper, thanksgiving, roast chicken
- Source: Bon Appétit — https://bonappetit.com/recipe/best-mashed-potatoes
- Author: Andy Baraghani
- Published: 2017-10-17T03:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: yukon gold potatoes, butter, garlic, rosemary, mashed potatoes, milk, cream, potato ricer, food mill, black pepper, thanksgiving, roast chicken
## Butter, garlic, and rosemary
Yukon Gold potatoes create buttery, impossibly creamy mashed potatoes that stay light enough for another spoonful.

> Buttery, impossibly creamy, and still light enough to demand another spoonful
## Key ingredients
Garlic and rosemary steeped in warm milk and cream add flavor without timidity.

> Garlic and rosemary steeped in warm milk and cream make sure there’s nothing timid about them
## Butter and potatoes
Two sticks of butter and Yukon Gold potatoes create a smooth, light mash without excess water.

> The two sticks of butter help too
## Perfect texture
Boil potatoes whole and skin-on to avoid water absorption, then dry briefly before mashing.

> Boil them whole and skin-on so they don’t take on too much water
## Mash gently
Fold in butter and warm dairy slowly until smooth, then stop immediately to avoid overmixing.

> Fold in the butter and warm dairy gently and stop as soon as the mash is smooth
## Serving suggestions
Serve with black pepper for Thanksgiving, roast chicken, meatloaf, or gravy.

> Save them for Thanksgiving if you must, but they’re just as good under roast chicken, next to meatloaf, or anywhere gravy is involved
## Key takeaway

Yukon Gold potatoes with butter, garlic, and rosemary make creamy mashed potatoes that stay light and smooth.