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Ingredients

• 4 lb. German Butterball or Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed
• 1 head of garlic, divided
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 2 tsp. black peppercorns, lightly crushed
• 1¼ cups (2½ sticks) unsalted butter
• 4 cups (or more) whole milk
• 1 Tbsp. (or more) kosher salt
• 1 lemon
• 2 ½"-thick slices country-style bread, torn into 1" pieces
• 2 cups kettle-style potato chips (such as Cape Cod)
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
• 3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
• 1 tsp. hot smoked Spanish paprika
• ⅓ cup chopped parsley