Mashed Potatoes Recipe

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Mashed Potatoes

From Dorothy McNett's Recipe Book at www.dorothymcnett.com. Add 1-2 heads of roasted garlic cloves to the mashed potatoes for a special fluffy rendition of Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Of course you can boil or steam your potatoes any way you wish, but give this microwave version a try, especially when cooking for a small group of people!

2-4 russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 tablespoons water
1/3 cup milk or chicken broth
1-2 tablespoons butter, if desired
salt and pepper to taste

Place potatoes and water in glass or ceramic bowl suitable for microwave. Cover. Microwave on high, using 5-6 minutes per pound of potatoes as a guide, or until tender. One potato usually takes about 3 minutes, so two potatoes would cook in about 5-6 minutes. When ready to mash or whip, heat the milk or broth with the butter, salt, and pepper in microwave oven on high 1 minute. Mash, adding warmed milk and butter to taste. You can make ahead of time and put in microwave safe bowl, cover and set aside. Simply microwave until hot to serve.

Recipe created 1995-01-01.