Barefoot Contessa's Mashed Potatoes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs boiling potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter
• 1/2-1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water for 15 to 20 minutes, until very tender.
• 2 meanwhile, heat the butter and half-and-half in a small saucepan.
• 3 drain the potatoes.
• 4 while still hot, place the potatoes in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
• 5 with the mixer on low speed, slowly add the hot half-and-half mixture, the sour cream, 2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper.
• 6 mix until the potatoes are mashed but not completely smooth.
• 7 serve hot.