How to Make Mashed Potatoes
The following recipes will show you two different ways on how to make mashed potatoes.
Mashed Potatoes – Recipe 1
Here are the ingredients you need for this mashed potato recipe:
- 1 ½ lbs potatoes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Salt and pepper
Here are the directions to follow:
- Peel the potatoes and slice them lengthwise.
- Put the sliced potatoes in a saucepan. Add the salt.
- Add water until the potatoes are immersed completely in water.
- Wait for the water to boil and reduce the heat. Wait for the potatoes to simmer. Cover it for 15 minutes until the potatoes are done completely.
- Place the cream and butter in a pan. Heat them until the butter is melted.
- Drain water from the potatoes.
- Add the cream and butter mixture to the potatoes. Use a masher to mash the potatoes. Mash them well until the potatoes are fluffy.
- When the mixture gets thicker, add milk until you achieve your desired consistency.
- Add salt and pepper for the mashed potatoes to taste.
Mashed Potatoes – Recipe 2
Here are the ingredients you need for this mashed potato recipe:
- 6 medium-sized potatoes
- ¼ cup hot milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
Here are the directions to follow:
· Wash the potatoes and peel them. Slice them into 2-inch chunks and put them in a pot with salted water.
· Make sure the potato chunks are covered with water.
· Place the pot on heat and cook for about 15 minutes or until they can already break easily when pierced with fork.
· Drain the potatoes.
· Add butter and milk to the potatoes. Use a masher to mash them.
· Add the remaining butter and milk.
· Add salt and pepper.
There you go – two great ways for making mashed potatoes. First tip, it’s a good idea to add milk after draining the potatoes really well. For the final tip, make sure to warm the milk before adding it to the mashed potatoes. This will give the best and creamiest mashed potatoes ever.