| Yield: | Serves 6 to 8 |
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and chunked
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 2 or 3 sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- One 3-inch strip lemon zest
- Coarse salt
- 3 Granny Smith apples (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, cored, and chopped
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Put the potatoes and garlic in a saucepan and cover with cold water by at least an inch. Tie the thyme, bay leaf, and lemon zest into a little bundle with kitchen string and drop it into thepan. Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover partway, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the apples and continue cooking until the potatoes and apples are tender, another 15 minutes or so.
- Drain well, reserving some of the cooking water. Discard the herb bundle and return the potatoes and apples to the pan. Set over medium heat and dry the potatoes and apples for a minute or two, shaking and stirring so they don’t stick.
- Turn the heat to very low and mash the potatoes and apples with a hand masher. Beat in the butter a few tablespoons at a time, with a wooden spoon. If the mash seems too dry, beat in some of the reserved cooking water until you get the consistency you like best. Often the apples are so juicy that you don’t need to add any water. Season with salt and pepper and serve right away.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 218 |
| Total Fat | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 36 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Sodium | 537 mg |
Reviews
When you go apple picking in the fall and can’t figure out what to do with those last few apples, this is the recipe to try! It’s so easy and no need to run back out to the store for heavy cream/half and half.
I used roasted garlic and baby red potatoes and left the skins on because that’s all I had in the house. My husband finished two bowls of this before I remembered to tell him it wasn’t his regular mashed potatoes. He didn’t even notice.