Salt-Baked Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Butter
"Sometimes baked potatoes can use a flavor boost. And instead of light and fluffy, most often they are dense and crumbly. We found that baking the potatoes on a bed of salt remedied these problems. Moisture that escaped the potatoes during baking was trapped in the enclosed pan, absorbed by the… read more..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 1/2 cups plus 1/8 teaspoon salt
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4 russet potatoes, scrubbed and dried
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2 sprigs plus 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
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1 whole head garlic, outer papery skin removed and top quarter of head cut off and discarded