Homemade mashed potato recipe


How to cook Basic Mashed Potato Recipe

Basic Mashed Potato Recipe


Cooking Ingredients and Utensils needed: 3 medium sized potatoes, peeled and quartered; 1 or 2 quart sauce pan with lid; small sauce pan, 1/4 cup whole milk, 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper; pinch of salt; food mill or sieve; large mixing bowl.

Cooking Instructions for Homemade mashed potato recipe:


1. Using a vegetable brush, scrub potatoes under running cold water. Pat potatoes dry with paper towels after a thorough washing.
2. In a sauce pan, bring 2 to 4 cups of water to boil. Add potatoes, cover with lid and boil until tender, about 20 minutes.
3. Just before potatoes are done. Add milk to separate small sauce pan and heat over medium heat, don’t bring to boil.
4. Now that potatoes are tender, remove from heat and drain water into sink. With potatoes still in sauce pan shake the pan over low heat for several minutes until the potatoes are dry. This is to remove most of the water before adding milk.
5. Add pepper and salt. Then add milk a little at a time, beating mashed potatoes after each addition, until fluffy.
Serve immediately for best results.

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