Easter Dinner Potato Bake | Recipes Direct

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole milk
• 6 sprigs thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking dish
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more, to taste
• 4 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, smashed
• water, to taste
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup parmesan, finely grated, divided
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
• chives, optional, to taste, chopped, for garnish