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fluffy mashed potatoes

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 2 Pounds Yukon Potatoes
  • 1/4 Cup Whole milk (warmed)
  • 3 Tablespoons Unsalted butter
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel the potatoes and rinse with cold water. You can leave it in cold water for a while to remove the excess starch.

    cut up potatoes

  2. On a high heat, add salt to the potatoes and bring to a boil about 15-20 minutes(depends on the size of the potatoes) or until the potatoes are soft enough for a fork to go through it.

  3. Drain the water, and reduce lower the heat and let the liquid in the pot evaporate. Mash the potatoes.

    mashed potatoes in a pot

  4. Over a low heat warm milk and butter, until the butter melts completely. Add the mixture slowly to the potatoes and continue to mash, combine and season with salt and pepper.

    fluffy mashed potatoes

  5. Enjoy!

    mashed potatoes served

Recipe Notes

Notes: You can melt the butter and milk together or if you don't want to go through that process, use soft butter (cut it up) and warm milk. Add milk slowly until the potato is creamy then add butter.