Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mashed potatoes. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. In a large pot, cover potatoes with water and add a generous pinch of salt. Drain and return potatoes to pot.

Mashed potatoes is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Mashed potatoes is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mashed potatoes using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mashed potatoes:

1. Prepare 4 potatoes
2. Take 250 ml water
3. Make ready 1 tsp salt
4. Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
5. Take 1 tsp garlic powder
6. Get 50 ml milk or cooking cream or water

Garlic mashed potatoes: To make your mashed potatoes extra garlicky, feel free to double or triple the amount of garlic added to this recipe. Or, feel free to roast a head of garlic while the potatoes are boiling and add the roasted cloves to the mash for extra-rich flavor. Place potatoes in large saucepan; add enough water to cover. The Best Potatoes for Mashed Potatoes This is an easy mashed potato recipe but it's important to start with the right kind of potatoes.

Instructions to make Mashed potatoes:

1. Peel, wash and boil potatoes with salt.
2. Put potatoes in a bowl. Add margarine, optional and mash using a fork or potato masher, add milk and mash till it's smooth.
3. Add garlic and black pepper powders. Mix them in. You can add margarine afterwards but it's optional
4. Garnish with paprika and serve!

The best kind of potatoes for mashed potatoes are starchy potato, such as a Russet or Idaho potato is ideal, Yukon gold makes great mashed potatoes too. But mashed potatoes are labor-intensive, and on Thanksgiving Day, that's not necessarily an asset. The wonderful thing about these mashed potatoes is, they can be made ahead of time, then warmed in the oven when you're ready. This has made a world of difference in my Thanksgiving Day sanity, peace, blood pressure readings, and hormone levels. Reheat Potatoes Later: Reheated mashed potatoes are always a bit tricky since the potatoes seem absorb more butter and cream.

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