Old Fashioned Mashed Potatoes
This old fashioned mashed potatoes recipe is so simple yet so divine. This recipe is easy to follow and tastes like home.
Ingredients
- 4 large or 5 small russet potatoes
- water for rinsing and boiling
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp butter I love grass-fed
- 1/4 cup cream I use homemade cashew cream
Instructions
- Rinse dirt off of potatoes, peel, and slice into medium-sized cubes/chunks.
- Add potato cubes to a pot and rinse 2x with water, draining in between.
- Fill pot of potatoes with fresh water about 2 inches above potato cubes.
- Bring pot to a boil over medium-high heat.
- After boiling place on the lid, turn temperature down to medium-low, and cook for 15 minutes (fork or spoon will easily slice through potato when fully cooked).
- Drain cooked potatoes and pour into a dish or glass bowl
- Use a potato masher or electric hand mixer to mash potatoes until desired texture, and sit aside.
- Add butter, cream, salt, and pepper to the empty pan just used to cook potatoes and heat over medium on the stovetop for 1-2 minutes. Stir to combine
- Pour melted butter mixture into mashed potatoes and stir with a spoon just until combined.
- Serve and enjoy!