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Basic Mashed Potatoes

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  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Ready in: 35 mins
  • Serves:

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
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Cooking Instructions

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain.

In a small saucepan heat butter and milk over low heat until butter is melted. Using a potato masher or electric beater, slowly blend milk mixture into potatoes until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories 257cal  Total fat 7g  Cholesterol 20mg  Sodium 99mg  
Carbohydrates 44g  Fiber 4g  

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DPO'S COOKBOOK, Letsnape's Recpes, side dish, Mashed Potato Variations, Learning To Cook

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maaria12345
11/25/08 10:31 PM

What about soaking them in water?

Ive heard that you can peel them ahead of time and keep them in cold water before boiling them. How far in advance can you do this and will the potatoes be watery?
ekntexas
11/25/08 07:51 PM

mashed potatoes

After draining the potatoes they must be put back over the heat and dried. Water left on the potatoes prevents them from being creamy. Mash the potatoes with the salt and butter and then add the milk. Milk must be hot when it is added to the potatoes Cold milk with result with lumpy potatoes
Msconniegonzales
11/20/08 06:30 PM

yayatexas

boil potatoes in salted water.... drain .......can milk & real butter does the real trick......whip the potatoes with a mixer until smooth.......the potatoes will be rich & creamy add salt and pepper to taste......sometimes i cook the taters in chick broth.
jbrmac
11/20/08 02:28 AM

BEST MASHED POTATOES

Start potatoes in COLD SALTED WATER. Cook until soft throughout. (Why would you want them still firm?) Return to pot after draining and start mashing over very low heat until steam is rising and bottom of pot shows a film of mashers. Now start adding hot milk and butter, the amount determined by the type of potatoes used and desired result: potato soup or smooth, firm mashers.
st4dream
11/13/08 02:22 AM

lumps??

mash longer, heehee...1 cup milk to 2lbs of taters? sounds more like mashed tater soup!!

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