How to Make Simple Mashed Potatoes

Edited by Teresa, Puddy, Glutted, TigerBurningBright and 13 others

Mashed potatoes are a great side dish and are very cheap and easy to make! This recipe shows how to create smooth and creamy mashed potatoes without lumps or skins. Makes enough for two people.

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Ingredients

• 4 or 5 average-sized potatoes
• 1/2 or 1 cup of milk (depending on how creamy you want the potatoes to be)
• 2 or 3 tbsp butter
• salt to taste

Steps

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   Wash the potatoes.
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2. 
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   Peel and cut each potato in half or into quarters (this makes them cook much faster).
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   Boil them for about 15 minutes, or until a potato falls apart when you poke it with a fork.
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   While the potatoes are boiling, heat up milk until warm and get some butter out of the fridge.
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   Drain the water from the pot and place back on the stove. If you want, you can turn on the stove again on the lowest heat setting to make sure that the mashed potatoes are hot when you're done.
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   Add butter and start mashing the potatoes with a masher until they've turned into a puree.
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   Add a bit of heated milk and continue mashing and adding milk little by little until potatoes have reached the desired creaminess. Add salt to taste.
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   Finished.
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Tips

• Round mashers with holes are much better at eliminating clumps than wire mashers. A hand mixer can be used as well for extra creaminess.
• You can use salt and pepper if you want.
• You can use low fat or fat free milk, and very little or no butter, but the mashed potatoes won't taste as good.
• The amount of milk determines how mushy it will be.
• You can leave the skin on the mashed potatoes if washed thoroughly.