Basic Mashed Potatoes

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

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Ingredients

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

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

Recipe Categories

Side Dish

Recipe Location

This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
Jeff"s Favorite Meals Cookbook, Wendy's Favorite Recipes, Kim's Creations

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★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆	SuzanOF 01/22/08 09:20 PM	Boiling water???? The secret of evently cooked boiled potatoes is to start them in cold water. Mashed potatoes is an art... salt, butter and the amount of milk to add depends on the potatoes. Ergo, the measures are all approximates.
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆	Tadyer2336 01/22/08 09:00 PM	for the basic without all the WEIRD additions. . ye gads people !
★ ★ ★ ★ ★	Marena Designs 12/05/07 10:35 PM	marenadesigns To the basic recipe, add 2 cloves of minced fresh garlic, and top the finished product with some fine chopped parsley. Also, a bit more butter. The garlic adds some kick, the parsley, some color, (and it offsets some of the garlic breath afterword), and the extra butter is a no brainer! Mmmmmmmm!
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆	Nbryant19 12/05/07 08:08 PM	mashed potatoes how do you keep them from being lumpy?
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆	embarron 12/05/07 07:04 PM	For a little extra flavor Add 2 tbsp. beef or chicken bouillon granules to the salted water and dissolve before adding the potatoes. And make sure to return the potatoes to the pan to cook off any remaining water after you drain them. But I'll bet you already knew that. :) And let's hear it for Yukon Gold potatoes!