Creamy Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Name: Creamy Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 3 pounds russet (Idaho) potatoes, scrubbed but unpeeled; 1 1/2 cups half and half, plus extra if necessary; Salt, to taste; 6 tablespoons butter, softened

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Mashed potatoes can be made almost completely ahead. Do nearly everything - boil, peel and mash; stir in milk and salt - up to two days ahead. Before serving, reheat. Adding butter at the last minute makes them taste freshly mashed.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Serves 10

Difficulty Easy

🛒 Ingredients

3 pounds russet (Idaho) potatoes, scrubbed but unpeeled

1 1/2 cups half and half, plus extra if necessary

Salt, to taste

6 tablespoons butter, softened

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 10

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 213

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11.2g 14%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 72mg 3%

Total Carbohydrate 25.4g 9%

Dietary Fiber 3g 11%

Total Sugars 1.1g

Protein 3.9g 8%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Place potatoes in a large pan with water to cover.

Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until tender when pierced with a thin-bladed knife, 20 to 30 minutes.

Heat half and half in microwave.

Process unpeeled potatoes through a food mill into a medium bowl. (Or, using a potholder, peel and drop them into a bowl.

Purée using a potato masher or standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.) Stir in half and half and a sprinkling of salt (or beat, if using mixer) until smooth and fluffy. (Can be cooled and refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 days.) Thirty minutes before serving, microwave until warm.

Transfer to a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.

Stir in butter to melt.

Cover with plastic wrap.

Keep warm until serving time.