How to Make Classic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes must be the ultimate comfort food for most of us. Hot and creamy, you just can't have a dinner like meat loaf without them. This version is fabulous.
Ingredients
- 6 potatoes, medium
- large pot of salted water
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup milk, hot
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or amount to suit your taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, to suit your taste
Instructions
- Peel potatoes and cut into chunks about 2 inches in size. Place in large pot of salted water (at least 1 teaspoon of salt in the water) and boil 15 minutes or until potatoes break easily when pierced with a fork.
- Drain potatoes well but leave them in the pot.
- Add hot milk, beginning with the smaller amount. Add butter. Mash with potato masher and add more milk, butter, salt and pepper if necessary to suit your taste.
Notes
- Warming the milk before you add it to the potatoes is best as it results in a very creamy potato. To make life easy, what I sometimes do is add the milk to the drained potatoes in the pot, let it warm on the hot stove, then add the butter and mash.
Nutrition
Calories: 174kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 219mgPotassium: 919mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 30IUVitamin C: 42mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 2mg
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