Earthy Mashed Potatoes

Name: Earthy Mashed Potatoes
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams potatoes (any kind); 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters 1/2 stick unsalted butter; 0 teaspoons white pepper; 237 milliliters whole milk

Earthy Mashed Potatoes might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 271 calories, 8g of protein, and 14g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. Head to the store and pick up potatoes, pepper, milk, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.

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Oven

Wrap each potato in foil, then prick potatoes through foil several times with a fork.

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Potato

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Bake potatoes until tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

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Potato

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Oven

Heat milk, butter, salt, and white pepper in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until butter is melted.

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White Pepper

Butter

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

While milk mixture heats, unwrap baked potatoes and, while still hot (use a kitchen towel to protect your hands or hold potatoes with tongs), pull off skin with a paring knife or halve unpeeled potatoes and scoop out flesh with a spoon, transferring it to a bowl. Discard skin.

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Potato

Milk

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Kitchen Towels

Knife

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Bowl

Force hot potatoes through ricer into hot milk mixture in pan and gently stir with a large heatproof rubber spatula just until combined.

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Potato

Milk

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Mashed potatoes are best served immediately but can be made 1 day ahead. Reheat, covered, in a heavy saucepan over low heat with 1/4 cup additional milk, stirring after potatoes are warm, until heated through; or in a baking dish, covered, in a moderate oven; or in a microwave, stirring halfway through heating, about 2 minutes total.

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Potato

Milk

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