Potatoes- EASY WHIPPED MASHED POTATOES

By marie2

Ingredients

• EASY WHIPPED MASHED POTATOES
• Serves 6-8
• Recipe by Christine Byrne
• INGREDIENTS
• 3 pounds Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 teaspoons kosher salt
• freshly ground pepper, to taste
• Equipment
• Vegetable peeler
• Large sauce pot or stockpot
• Colander
• Stovetop or electric burner
• Microwave (OR, a small skillet or saute pan)
• Small microwavable bowl
• Rubber spatula or wooden spoon
• Electric hand mixer

Preparation

Step 1

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into roughly 1-inch cubes. The size doesn’t have to be precise, but all the cubes should be about the same size so that they cook at the same rate, and if they are too big they’ll take longer to cook.
2. Put the potato cubes into a large sauce pot or stock pot and cover them by about 2 inches with cold unsalted water. Too much water and your pot will take forever to boil, too little and the water evaporate too much and end up not covering your potatoes. Bring the pot to a boil over high heat, and continue to boil until the potatoes are fork tender, meaning that a potato cube will mash easily when you press it with the back of a fork. This should take 40-60 minutes.
3. While the potatoes are cooking, melt your butter. If you have a microwave, put the butter in a small microwavable bowl and heat it on low (if your microwave has heat settings) for 1 minute, until it is completely melted. If you don’t have a microwave, melt the butter in a small skillet or saucepan over low heat.
4. As soon as the potatoes are cooked, put a colander in the sink and pour the potatoes into it to drain. Don’t run cold water over the potatoes!!! You want them to be hot when you whip them with the other ingredients; that’s how you get creamy, fluffy mashed potatoes.
5. While the potatoes are still hot, put them in a large mixing bowl and add the melted butter, cream, salt, and pepper. Beat the mixture with an electric hand mixer on low until the potatoes are mashed, which should take about a minute. Then, turn the mixer on high and beat for another 1-2 minutes. This will whip some air into your potatoes and make them completely smooth.
6. Taste to see if you need more salt, and add kosher salt as needed. Then, with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, scrape the mashed potatoes into a serving bowl, and serve immediately.