Classic Mashed Potatoes

Name: Classic Mashed Potatoes
Yield: 10 people
Ingredients: 5 lb. bag of russet potatoes (apx. 10 potatoes; rule of thumb is one potato per person); 1 cup Butter (2 sticks); Apx. 1 cup of whole milk (depending on how dense you like them); Salt to taste

CoolJewel @cook_2780199

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Simple but delicious! No need to get fancy unless you want to.

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Ingredients

1 hour

10 people

5 lb. bag of russet potatoes (apx. 10 potatoes; rule of thumb is one potato per person)
1 cup Butter (2 sticks)
Apx. 1 cup of whole milk (depending on how dense you like them)
Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions

1

Peel potatoes and chop into pieces slightly smaller than a golf ball and place in a pot of water. Water should almost cover the potatoes.
2

Boil potatoes until a fork can easily go through (about 20 minutes).
3

Drain potatoes in a colander and place in a large mixing bowl or back into the empty pot. Do not rinse potatoes. Just drain them and put them into a bowl while hot.
4

While potatoes are still piping hot, add salt and butter (in chunks) and start mashing with a potato masher until butter is melted and there are no more large chunks of potato.
5

Pour in milk a little at a time and mix well with an electric hand mixer until the desired consistency. Keep adding more milk, in small increments, if you prefer fluffier potatoes. Mix with hand mixer after each addition of milk.
6

Serve while hot.