Fast, Easy, Basic Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Most of the mashed potatoes recipes are easy, but with this one I will try to cut out all of my babbling and just stick to the facts. Ups...well here I go again...
Ingredients
- 2 pounds russet or red potatoes
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¾ to 1 cup milk
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Peel potatoes.
- Cut them in 4 pieces and cover with cold water.
- Boil and then simmer the potatoes in salted water until they are soft and tender (15-20minutes).
- Drain potatoes, put them back on low heat for a minute or so.
- Take them off.
- Add butter and milk.
- Mash the potatoes until they are smooth and add some more salt and pepper for the taste (try them).
- That's it.
November 16, 2009 at 11:17 amMeaning is the butter before the milk or milk before the butter
December 22, 2009 at 4:06 pmthank you so much for putting a simple recipe on here that i can get! my dad loves homeade mashed potatoes but i never have time to make them for dinner! tonite i do but i wanted a fast and easy recipe! thank you =)
June 13, 2010 at 3:55 pmthe butter before the milk because then its still hot when you put the butter in if you put milk in first it might cool down the potatoes first
March 7, 2011 at 11:19 pmThanks for the great and easy recipe! My daughter devoured these potatoes and they brightened up her dreary Monday.