Memere's Mashed Potatoes
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Memere makes the best mashed potatoes. These are them.
"When I started cooking many years ago, I ruined some mashed potatoes by trying to make them in a stand mixer- the result was gluey and gross. I guess a hand mixer is the way to go, because I've made these twice and they're fluffy and delicious. The last time, I used 3 large russet potatoes, 2 tbs butter, and 3/4 cup of milk- perfect for a quick weeknight side dish. When I made them for the holidays I used a lot more butter." - FuzzySapiensYield: 1 Ready in 1 hours
Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Potato
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Notes Memere's Mashed Potatoes Preparation
Peel and boil potatoes in salted water (1 tsp salt) for 30 - 45 minutes until soft.
Beat with beaters until potatoes are broken into small bits
Add Butter (lots of it).
Add Milk little by little.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
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Memere's Mashed Potatoes Reviews
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This has always been the recipe used in our house. You don't need measurements for every recipe. How ever many potatoes you use, then the rest of ingredients are to taste. Add a little & taste until you get what you want.
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Delicious, creamy, melt in your mouth yummyness
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How about giving mesurements, might help a little.
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When I started cooking many years ago, I ruined some mashed potatoes by trying to make them in a stand mixer- the result was gluey and gross. I guess a hand mixer is the way to go, because I've made these twice and they're fluffy and delicious. The last time, I used 3 large russet potatoes, 2 tbs butter, and 3/4 cup of milk- perfect for a quick weeknight side dish. When I made them for the holidays I used a lot more butter.
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Added sour cream and some garlic powder, made them even better.
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I just finished making these for Thanksgiving tomorrow, and I think I'm going to need to make another batch. These mashed potatoes are AMAZING!!!! I made 5 lbs of potatoes and used 2 sticks of butter. I also used gourmet sea salt instead of regular salt. Yuuuummmmyyyy!!!
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Use half and half instead of milk
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needs a little more details like how much butter, how much milk, but it turned out great for me
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Very basic recipe that teaches one how to cook by taste since there are no measurements. Cooking like this helps to cook without having to look up recipes each time we turn on the stove.
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my memere made the best mashed potaos i can remember. simple and delicious but yes alot of butter and quite a bit of black pepper too.
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Do you think lot of butter will okay? Will it not run from potato heap
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I have used this recipe for years exccept I use margarine and a potato masher, with no salt in the water. I also cut down the cooking time by cutting the potatoes in half or even quarters if in a hurry. I also mash them on the hot element. This is truly an easy yet great recipe.
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