Wash potatoes and rub potatoes with 2 tablespoons softened butter
Bake potatoes until the potatoes are soft when checked with a fork. The potatoes should take about 1 to 1¼ hours.
Cut off the top of the head of garlic so you can see garlic cloves without any peelings covering them. Spoon olive oil on top of garlic and wrap it in foil.
Place the wrapped garlic head in the oven while baking the potatoes. Garlic will take about ½ to ¾ hours. The garlic should be soft and golden in color when finished baking.
When garlic is removed from the oven, cool it slightly then squeeze soft garlic from the head.
Measure 1½ teaspoon of roasted garlic for the mashed potatoes. Depending on the size of the cloves it should take about 4 to 5 cloves. More garlic may be added if desired.
When potatoes are done, chop them slightly and place them in a large mixing bowl.
Add 3 tablespoons butter, salt, pepper, 1½ teaspoons roasted garlic, and ½ cup milk.
Beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. There will be little chunks of potatoes that will not be completely mashed. The small lumps and peeling will give these potatoes a hearty flavor.
If the mashed potatoes seem dry, add a little more milk.