Homemade mashed potatoes
Homemade mashed potatoes

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, homemade mashed potatoes. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

There's a reason that homemade mashed potatoes are a classic holiday tradition. They're a comforting reminder of the very best times gathered together around a table. Potatoes are blended with warmed butter and milk to create those perfect, smooth mashed "If you love good, old fashioned mashed potatoes this is the perfect recipe.

Homemade mashed potatoes is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Homemade mashed potatoes is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have homemade mashed potatoes using 6 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Homemade mashed potatoes:
  1. Take 4 russet potatoes
  2. Get 4 pinch garlic salt or powder
  3. Prepare 1/2 cup sliced baby carrots
  4. Make ready 1 cup milk
  5. Get 1 stick butter
  6. Take 2 tsp salt

Jump to the Homemade Mashed Potatoes Recipe or watch our quick video below to see how we make them in our kitchen. Homemade Mashed Potatoes You Can Savor Everyday. Mashed potatoes hit the spot for the perfect sides not only during Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, or New Year's Day, but also any time of. Homemade mashed potatoes are a crowd-pleasing option for any occasion.

Steps to make Homemade mashed potatoes:
  1. Boil water in a big enough pot/pan. Add 3 or so pinches of salt to water BEFORE boiling.
  2. Peel and cut potatoes in quarters.
  3. While the potatoes are in the water, slice the baby carrots into small pieces
  4. Grab a small sauce pan, put carrots in the pan…set to low heat.
  5. Take a little butter and toss it over carrots, stir it around until carrots get nicely glazed.
  6. This is optional, but you can add a pinch of salt and garlic powder to the carrots. Let them heat up until they're a little soft.
  7. Keep an eye on carrots so they don't burn, if they start to just turn the burner off and set aside.
  8. Once water is boiling, toss potatoes in… and let them sit for a while until they soften, NOT mushy. BUT you do want them a little firm still! (Little hint, if you put a wooden spoon/fork over pot it will not boil over!) :-) :-)
  9. !!!!! You want the potatoes where you can stick a fork in with very little effort!!!!!
  10. Drain the potatoes, add the milk and butter to the pot.
  11. Use a masher or whatever you prefer to mash potatoes with. Add the seasonings to your preferred taste. Add carrots.
  12. Mash potatoes up until everything is mixed in well…and enjoy! :-)

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