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Mashed Potatoes With Crispety Cruncheties

By Molly Baz and Carla Lalli Music

4.2

(6)

Mashed potatoes topped with pieces of crispy potato chips and countrystyle bread on a serving plate.
Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

The impossibly creamy texture of these mashed potatoes is a credit to choosing the right guy for the job: the German Butterball. It has the butteriest flavor and it's the fluffiest when mashed. Plus, roasting them first helps concentrate their flavor. A smoky breadcrumb and-potato-chip topping, inspired by the flavors of patatas bravas, brings something new to the table.  

  

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