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Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Name: Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered; 1 tablespoon Kosher salt, plus more to taste; ½ cup Unsalted butter; ¾ cup Whole milk, warmed; ¼ cup Sour cream; ½ teaspoon Ground black pepper

Fluffy, buttery, and built to hold a lake of gravy.

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Prep15 min

Cook20 min

Serves8

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The secret is warm dairy and a gentle hand with the masher. Overwork them and they turn gluey; treat them right and they are the best thing on the plate.

Ingredients

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8 servings or type

3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered

1 tablespoon Kosher salt, plus more to taste

½ cup Unsalted butter

¾ cup Whole milk, warmed

¼ cup Sour cream

½ teaspoon Ground black pepper

Steps

Cover the potatoes with cold salted water by an inch. Bring to a boil and cook 18 minutes, until a knife slides in easily. Drain well and return to the hot pot for 1 minute to steam dry.
Warm the butter and milk together in a small pan until the butter melts.
Mash the potatoes, then beat in the warm butter mixture, sour cream, and pepper. Season with salt to taste. Serve hot.

Tip: Warm the milk before it goes in. Cold dairy cools the potatoes and they never quite come together.

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

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