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Creamy Mashed Potatoes
32 min total10 prep22 cook4 servings240 cal
VegetarianFlexitarianClassicContains dairy
Classic buttery mashed potatoes made silky smooth with warm milk and butter — a comforting side dish that pairs with almost anything.
Ingredients
produce
- 900 gpotatoes
dairy
- 50 gbutter
- 120 mlmilk
pantry
- 1.5 tspsalt
- 0.25 tspblack pepper
Steps
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into 3–4 cm chunks of even size.
- Place the potato chunks in a large pot and cover with cold water by 2 cm. Add 1 teaspoon of the salt.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 15–18 minutes, until a knife slides in easily.
- Drain the potatoes well in a colander and return them to the warm pot.
- While the potatoes drain, warm the milk and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, or in the microwave, until the butter melts.
- Mash the potatoes with a potato masher until mostly smooth.
- Pour in the warm milk and butter mixture gradually, stirring with a spoon until creamy and combined.
- Season with the remaining salt and the black pepper, tasting and adjusting as needed.
- Serve immediately while hot, with an extra pat of butter on top if desired.
Tips
- Cut potatoes into even chunks so they cook at the same rate.
- Start potatoes in cold water and bring to a boil together for more even cooking.
- Warm the milk and butter before adding them so the potatoes don't cool down and turn gluey.
- Mash just until smooth; overworking releases starch and makes the potatoes gummy.
