How do you make mashed potatoes?!

In order to mash, peel the potatoes and cook them in plenty of boiling water until they are soft, drain and pass them through the potato masher*directly into a casserole, adding an egg yolk and a half glass (half a cup) of milk, lower the flame and mix them until they are smooth yet with the firm creamy texture, turn off the flame and add a little butter cut into little cubes, mix without stopping until it has become totally blended together, add salt to taste!.

*I would mash them in the pot after draining them!.

I think the egg is the main difference, and that is a nutritious and interesting ingredient!. And of course, by using the egg yolk, you do have to keep cooking the potatoes so that the egg is cooked!.

As to cheese -- I used a ground cheddar cheese with my potatotes and usually I use ground parmeson cheese on pasta!. However, parmesan cheese on potatoes also sounds very good!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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i boil almost a five pound bag(we have four kids who usually are home for dinner)i add milk,cream cheese,salt,course pepper,parsely,bacon,real butter and at times some pieces of crushed garlic!.
Mixed it till all lumps are out in the mixer!.
I use the left overs for fried potato cakes for breakfast i put real butter in the pan and make them into patties and salt pepper again on the outside and fry them up til they are golden brown!!yummy!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

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I peel and boil the potatoes until very tender and then put in milk and butter and mash - very simply put!.

Sometimes if in the mood I'll add shredded cheese and/or bacon bits!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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