Wonderful Whipped Potatoes

Posted by Hallee on Nov 17, 2009 in Hallee's Galley, Recipes, sides |

Wonderful Whipped Potatoes

Follow these directions and you’ll have perfect “mashed” potatoes every time.

This ingredient list is to feed 6 people mashed potatoes for a main-course gravy dish. Typically, as a side dish, I consider 1 potato per person. For a main dish, I do 1 ½ potatoes per person, and round up.

9 potatoes
about 2 tsp salt per 4 potatoes for boiling
1 TBS butter per potato
½ TBS half and half per potato
salt and pepper to taste

Pan large enough to cover the potatoes with at least 1 inch of water.
sharp knife
beaters

I don’t wash the potatoes before I peel them.

potatoes w skin

Peel potatoes and wash.

peeled

Slice into 1 inch cubes.

chopped

Put potatoes in pan. Cover with cold water. Always start potatoes with cold water.

cover with water

Bring to a boil. Boil for about 15 minutes or until fork-tender.

Drain. Put in a bowl. Add the butter and about ⅔ of the half-and-half.

in bowl

With beaters, blend on low speed until it all starts to get incorporated together.

mix

Add the salt and pepper and increase the speed to high. As your mixing, add more half and half until you get the consistency you want.

mix more

Serve.

1 serving per potato

The salt and liquid measurements are going to be different every time. Use your eye and your tastebuds to get the taste and consistency you want.

I would love to hear any feedback about this recipe. Did you make it? Did you enjoy it? Did you make any adjustments to it?

Hallee

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6 Comments

Meg Gagne says:

17 Nov 2009 at 14:04

From my mouth–> God’s ears–> you? LOL. After our beef and potato conversation yesterday, I was thinking of attempting to whip up a batch of mashed potatoes for later this week. Thanks so much for adding this–I will use it in the next couple days. BTW, I went to Office Max and picked up the calendar after Riley was let out of school. I can’t wait to sit down and do this project tonight! Love you, M.

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- Hallee says:
  
  17 Nov 2009 at 15:05
  
  Meg – I can’t wait to see pics of what you create! :) I LOVE doing my calendar every year. A part of me wishes that I had a need for a new calendar come January! LOL
  
  Hallee
  
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Ann Marie @ Household6Diva says:

18 Nov 2009 at 06:54

I LOVE LOVE potatoes! :) It’s my favorite comfort food! It was great during the first trimester of my pregnancies too!

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- Hallee says:
  
  18 Nov 2009 at 07:04
  
  Mashed potatoes helped sustain me through a good portion of all of my pregnancies. I remember sitting in the drive through at Kentucky Fried Chicken, pregnant with my daughter (12 years ago – gulp) telling them that all I wanted was a big thing of mashed potatoes. No gravy. No chicken. They tried to argue with me -haha.
  
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SnoWhite says:

02 Dec 2009 at 08:37

how I love good mashed potatoes — thanks!

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Sherry says:

02 Dec 2009 at 23:05

Ooooh, I love mashed taters! :D

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