- Product Category: Thanksgiving, Za'atar Blend
Mashed Potatoes with Za’atar Butter
This is one of those brainstorms that you aren’t sure how it will turn out. Well, this was a hit with everyone who has tried it. That little touch of spice and zing of the Za’atar Blend is just what a good mashed potato needs. A delicious spice blend mixed with something already delicious: butter. Who knew? And Za'atar butter also works on roasted potatoes and baked potatoes. It's also delightful on anything else that calls for butter, like croissants or popovers.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Yellow Gold or similar type of Potato
- 1 cup Milk
- ½ cup Buttermilk1 cup (two sticks) room-temperature Butter
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tbsp Za’atar Blend
Preparation
Mashed Potatoes
- Peel and cut Potatoes into 1 ½” pieces
- Place Potatoes in a pot that will hold them and has at least 3” clearance above the water that will cover them.
- Cover Potatoes in cold water and bring to a gentle boil. Boil approx. 30 minutes or until a fork encounters slight resistance when pushed into a Potato.
- Drain cooked Potatoes and return to pot, which should still be warm.
- Add 1 stick of Butter, Milk, Buttermilk, and Salt.
- Using a hand beater or potato masher (using an immersion blender will result in gluey potatoes), blend everything together at low speed until everything is incorporated.
- Serve right away or cover pot for reheating later. Add ¼ cup of additional milk if potatoes seem stiff and stir in while reheating.
Za’atar Butter
- While the potatoes are cooking, place remaining stick of Butter in a small mixing bowl.
- Add Za’atar Blend and mix in until Za’atar is evenly distributed.
- Put Za’atar Butter on a piece of plastic wrap large enough to hold all of it and have enough room to roll Za’atar Butter into a 1” column.
- Twist ends of plastic wrap and place Za’atar Butter in fridge.
- When ready to serve Potatoes, cut Za’atar Butter into ¼” slices and top Potatoes with it.
