Baked Mashed Potatoes

Did I already post a recipe for mashed potatoes? Can remeber but I guess it doesn't hutr to make anotherone.

Where do mashed potatoes come from actually? There are those that believe they were invented in France as the result of a potato recipe competition. But no matter where their origins, no Thanksgiving dinner in America would be complete without fluffy homemade mashed potatoes drenched in turkey gravy.

Ingredients

• 2.5 kilograms potatoes
• 250 millilitres sour cream
• 200 grams cream cheese
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Let cream cheese warm and soften enough to be used.

2. Peel and boil 4 to 6 medium – size potatoes for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.

3. Drain potatoes in a colander, return them to the pot they were boiled in and shake over medium heat until the potato pieces are dry and mealy.

4. Puree potatoes by passing them through a food mill or potato ricer, by whipping them with an electric mixer, or by mashing them with a potato masher or heavy fork. Work out lumps as best as you can.

5. Add all other ingredients you are intended to include.

6. Add salt and pepper to taste – be careful with the amount. It is healthy to use less salt.

8. When ready to use take out of refrigerator and bake at 325 degrees for an hour, covered. After ½ hour baking take out and stir. Recover and bake the other 1/2 hour.

This is also cool if zou have leftover mashed potatoes and want to warm them to serve them again. On the other hand there are all sorts of leftover mashed potatoes recipes that can turn your mashed potatoes into a whole other meal.

Thanksgiving Dinner

My thanksgiving dinner garlic mashed potatoes were a big hit :). There is one more tip that I would like to share, again it's connected to making mashed potatoes. As I've said - less water, better mashed potatoes. This is why one of the tips is to cut potatoes in BIG chunks instead of small ones. This way the suck in less water. But a step further is not tu cut them at all. Don't even peel them. Wash them really good and then cook them with their skin on. When they are done drain them and cover them with cold water so that you dont burn yourslef and peel them... the skins will come of easy...just watch it, they're hot! :)

That's it. Tata...

Another Mashed Potatoes Tip

Actually, there is a bunch of tips how to improve your mashed potatoes on a website that I have found :). I suggest you check them out, there are also all sorts of recipes for mashed potatoes that will turn them in something more than just a side dish... like garlic, onion, bacon, cheddar cheese etc...

Still to sum it up, the main mashed potatoes recipe secrets:

1. Cut potatoes in BIG chunks!

2. Put them in COLD water.

3. When done drain the water and put them back on the stove for more water to EVAPORATE.

4. If you use an electric mashed/mixer don't overdo it!!

5. Add spices... garlic, cloves, onions, and things like bacon, cheddar cheese etc.. go crazy.

Mashed potatoes season is just around the corner :) happy mashing!

A spoon full of mashed potatoes...

I just wanted to share this from my phone to test if it works and post one more mashed potatoes tip - when your potatoes are cooked and drained put them back on the stove to get a little more moisture out of them. Just make sure you dont burn them. Remember - less water more taste.

 

 

Mashed Potatoes Season

Thanksgiving is slowly approaching and all about turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. So expect a few cool tips on how to make good mashed potatoes in the next few posts. Lets start with tip no.1 right now!

TIP No.1 For Good Mashed Potatoes

Cook potatoes whole or cut them in really big chunks. This way the will cook longer (which is bad) but they won't soak up so much water as they would if you cut them in small pieces (which is good). Water means less taste in your mashed potatoes.

 

Till next time..ta ta.