Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs yukon gold potatoes
• 1 pint half-and-half
• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 scrub and peel the potatoes, then cut them into pieces all approximately of the same size and place them into a large pot.
• 2 cover with cold water, then bring to a boil; slightly reduce heat and gently boil until tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• 3 while potatoes are cooking and almost done, in a saucepan combine the half and half, butter, salt, and pepper and simmer until melted and combined; set aside and keep warm.
• 4 when potatoes are tender, drain well.
• 5 pass the potatoes through a food mill or mash with a potato masher (do not use an electric mixer).
• 6 gradually add the warm liquid mixture to the milled/mashed potatoes, stirring, until you've added enough liquid to achieve the consistency you prefer (you might not need all the liquid).
• 7 adjust salt and pepper to taste, if necessary, and serve.
• 8 note: this is an excellent basic recipe you can add other tasty ingredients to, such as roasted garlic, crumbled blue cheese or gorgonzola, chopped or minced scallions/basil/parsley, caramelized onions or leeks.