Mom's Mashed Potatoes
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds russet potatoes,, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- ¼ cup butter,, cut in pieces
- ½ cup milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put the potatoes into a medium saucepan and rinse twice by covering with water then draining.
- After 2 rinses, cover potatoes with water again.
- Add 1 Tablespoon salt to the water.
- Cover the pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once boiling, remove the lid and boil gently until potatoes are tender, 20-30 minutes.
- Drain water from pan.
- Using a hand-held electric mixer smash the potatoes a bit.
- Add the butter and mix with the mixer on high until butter is melted.
- Then add the milk and whip with the mixer on high until potatoes are smooth.
- If potatoes are too thick for your taste, add more milk.
- Add the salt and pepper to your taste.
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