Baked Mashed Potatoes

Baked Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:
potatoes, raw, skin
cheese, parmesan, hard
spices, garlic powder
spices, pepper, black
cream, sour, cultured
butter, without salt

Directions:
Peel and cut potatoes into quarters.
Boil just until soft.
Drain potatoes, reserving a moderate amount of the cooking water.
Start mashing potatoes by hand or in a mixer.
Add cream cheese, garlic salt, pepper, sour cream and butter.
Continue mashing until the desired consistency is reached and ingredients are well blended.
Note: Some of the reserved cooking water can be added if the potatoes are too thick.
Put in a buttered casserole dish (or crockpot).
Dot top with additional butter if desired.
Bake uncovered in oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
If making ahead, refrigerate; then bake for 50 minutes in oven or heat thoroughly in crockpot.
When I bake in my crockpot, I use the low setting for 5 to 7 hours, stirring occasionally.