Mashed potatoes with butter and milk

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make mashed potatoes with butter and milk? Prepare the products. Choose potatoes of boiling varieties, they are the most suitable for mashed potatoes. Milk is natural, delicious, of any fat content. Take the highest quality butter, without vegetable additives, the taste of the dish will depend on its taste. Wash the potatoes well under running water with a brush.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the potatoes and rinse thoroughly. Then cut into medium-sized pieces. Put it in a saucepan of suitable size with salted water. Put the pan on the stove, cover it with a lid and bring the water to a boil over maximum heat. During boiling, remove the foam, reduce the heat to moderate and cook the potatoes until fully cooked. This is about 20-30 minutes. The final cooking time will depend on the potato variety.

3. Step 3:

   

   After that, drain the water and mash the potatoes well with a special potato masher. Knead thoroughly so that there are no lumps left.

5. Step 4:

   

   Now melt the butter together with the milk in a small saucepan and pour this mixture into the crumpled potatoes. The milk must be hot. From cold milk, potatoes change their usual color to gray and turn out to be viscous, not airy. Also, from cold milk, the temperature of the puree will immediately decrease, it will become tasteless.

6. Step 5:

   

   With a wooden spoon, whisk the potato mass for a couple of minutes. After that, try mashed potatoes with salt, add it if necessary.

7. Step 6:

   

   As a result, you will get a delicate and airy puree. On a holiday, it can be beautifully laid out on plates with a pastry bag with curly nozzles or decorated with a salad ring. And for a regular dinner, a regular serving will do. Enjoy your meal!