My recipe is similar to Penny's, except I don't heat the milk. Can't stand the "aroma"! I add cold milk and it doesn't affect the temperature, really, as the potatoes are very hot. I add seasoned salt, seasoned pepper, lots of onion powder and butter. Taste the mashed potatoes and see if you need more seasoning. I use a hand masher, because I like lumpy mash potatoes! :-)
Jennifer On 10/5/10, Penny Reeder <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, This is how I make mashed potatoes. > > Peel and dice into fairly large chunks 8 to 12 Russet or Youkon Gold > potatoes. Cover with cold water in a saucepan and add a Tablespoon > of Kosher or sea salt. Bring to boiling, and reduce heat to keep > boiling but at a slower rate. Set time for 15 minutes. After 15 > minutes, taste one of the potato chunks to make sure it's done. > > Drain the potatoes. Then put back on the same, turned-off burner and > move the pot around until steam stops coming up. This dries out the > potatoes and makes the resulting mashed potatoes have a better texture. > > Now, add a half a stick of butter to the pot, cover it and set aside > for 5 minutes or so, till the butter melts. > > Now, using a portable electric mixer, whip potatoes at highest speed > until they are smooth. This will take no more than 2 and a half to 3 > minutes. You can also perform this task with a hand-held potato masher. > > Meanwhile, heat about 2/3 of a cup of whole milk in the > microwave. Using the mixer at a lower speed, gradually add the milk > to the mashed potatoes until of the consistency you want. Grind in > some black pepper, and serve! > > Enjoy! > Penny > > > > At 02:20 PM 10/5/2010, you wrote: >>I would really appreciate a good mashed potato recipe. Thanks, Mike >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Cookinginthedark mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
