Earthy Mashed Potatoes

Serves: 3

Lacy Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

46

Sweetness

62

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Whole Milk

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

White Pepper

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F

2

Wrap each potato in foil, then prick potatoes through foil several times with a fork

3

Bake potatoes until tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours

4

Heat milk, butter, salt, and white pepper in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until butter is melted

5

While milk mixture heats, unwrap baked potatoes and, while still hot (use a kitchen towel to protect your hands or hold potatoes with tongs), pull off skin with a paring knife or halve unpeeled potatoes and scoop out flesh with a spoon, transferring it to a bowl

6

Discard skin

7

Force hot potatoes through ricer into hot milk mixture in pan and gently stir with a large heatproof rubber spatula just until combined

8

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F

9

Wrap each potato in foil, then prick potatoes through foil several times with a fork

10

Bake potatoes until tender, 1 to 1 1/4 hours

11

Heat milk, butter, salt, and white pepper in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until butter is melted

12

While milk mixture heats, unwrap baked potatoes and, while still hot (use a kitchen towel to protect your hands or hold potatoes with tongs), pull off skin with a paring knife or halve unpeeled potatoes and scoop out flesh with a spoon, transferring it to a bowl

13

Discard skin

14

Force hot potatoes through ricer into hot milk mixture in pan and gently stir with a large heatproof rubber spatula just until combined