Sour Cream and Onion Mashed Potatoes

A 5 lb. sack of potatoes feeds at least eight and still costs less than a latte. And who doesn’t love them mashed? Here, we give them the sour cream-and-onion treatment, with onion powder doing the heavy lifting, more effectively and accurately delivering on the promised potato chip flavor than a fresh onion might. Dairy is introduced in no fewer than three forms—heavy cream, sour cream, and butter, of course—and frankly, the little extra extravagance is worth it. And while we like some mashes with Yukon Golds, for this recipe, we say stick with russets.

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