Mashed Potatoes

Whether you like your mashed potatoes rich and creamy, or hearty and a bit lumpy, using warm cream really brings the flavor out of the potatoes. Not all varieties of potato are suitable for mashing, however; the best are floury varieties rather than the waxy types used as salad potatoes.

  • Serves

    serves 6-8

Ingredients

  • 3 lb. potatoes
  • 6 tbsp. butter
  • 1 cup warm cream
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • Salt and freshly ground white pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Peel potatoes and cut into large pieces. Cook in a large pot of boiling salted water till tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Mash in the pot, gradually adding butter, warm cream, warm milk, and salt and pepper to taste.
  1. Peel potatoes and cut into large pieces. Cook in a large pot of boiling salted water till tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
  2. Mash in the pot, gradually adding butter, warm cream, warm milk, and salt and pepper to taste.
Recipes

Mashed Potatoes

  • Serves

    serves 6-8

BEN FINK

Whether you like your mashed potatoes rich and creamy, or hearty and a bit lumpy, using warm cream really brings the flavor out of the potatoes. Not all varieties of potato are suitable for mashing, however; the best are floury varieties rather than the waxy types used as salad potatoes.

Ingredients

  • 3 lb. potatoes
  • 6 tbsp. butter
  • 1 cup warm cream
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • Salt and freshly ground white pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Peel potatoes and cut into large pieces. Cook in a large pot of boiling salted water till tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Mash in the pot, gradually adding butter, warm cream, warm milk, and salt and pepper to taste.
  1. Peel potatoes and cut into large pieces. Cook in a large pot of boiling salted water till tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
  2. Mash in the pot, gradually adding butter, warm cream, warm milk, and salt and pepper to taste.

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