Bacon and Blue Mashed Potato Bake
Source of Recipe
From "Southern Living Bourbon & Bacon"
Recipe Introduction
"When you add a wedge of blue cheese and crispy, crumbled bacon to classic buttermilk mashed potatoes, the results are an outstanding Bacon and Blue Mashed Potato Bake. These savory potatoes are a great accompaniment to grilled steak."
List of Ingredients
◦ 4 pounds baking potatoes
◦ 2 tsp salt
◦ 1� cups warm buttermilk
◦ � cup warm milk
◦ � cup melted butter
◦ � tsp freshly ground black pepper
◦ 1 tsp salt
◦ 1 (4-ounce) wedge blue cheese, crumbled
◦ 8 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
Recipe
Peel potatoes; cut into 2-inch pieces. Bring potatoes, 2 teaspoons salt, and water to cover to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; boil 20 minutes or until tender. Drain. Return potatoes to Dutch oven, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes or until potatoes are dry.
Preheat oven to 350� F.
Mash potatoes with a potato masher to desired consistency. Stir in warm buttermilk, warm milk, melted butter, pepper, and 1 teaspoon salt, stirring just until blended.
Stir in blue cheese and bacon, and spoon mixture into a lightly greased 2�-quart baking dish or eight 10-ounce ramekins. Bake at 350� F for 35 minutes.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
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