Absolute Best Mashed Potatoes

Name: Absolute Best Mashed Potatoes
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings salt and ground white pepper to taste; 1 pint heavy cream at room temperature; 6 larges firm russet potatoes, scrubbed; 118 milliliters unsalted butter at room temperature; 237 milliliters water

Absolute Best Mashed Potatoes requires roughly 35 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 6 servings with 576 calories, 6g of protein, and 45g of fat each. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. A mixture of water, butter, salt and ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Pour water into a saucepan.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Place a large steamer basket into the saucepan over (not touching) the water, and place the potatoes into the basket. Bring the water to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover the pan and basket with a lid, and steam potatoes until tender in the center, about 20 minutes. A skewer inserted into a potato should easily pierce the center. Using tongs to hold hot potatoes, peel them, and set aside. Reserve potato cooking water.

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Potato

Water

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Steamer Basket

Sauce Pan

Skewers

Tongs

Frying Pan

Place 1 cup of cream and the butter into the work bowl of a large stand mixer fitted with mixing paddle, and start the machine on low speed.

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Butter

Cream

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Mix until the cream and butter are blended; add potatoes, and beat until thoroughly mixed. As potatoes mash, gradually pour in remaining cup of cream. If potatoes are too stiff, beat in reserved potato cooking water, 1 tablespoon at a time. If potatoes are too runny, beat in instant mashed potato flakes, 1 tablespoon at a time, until you reach desired consistency. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

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Instant Potatoes Flakes