Good Old-fashioned Mashed Potato

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 kg potato, peeled
• 50 g butter
• 3/4 cup cream (you can use a combination of both) or 3/4 cup milk (you can use a combination of both)
• salt
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut potatoes into approx equal size pieces.
• 2 add potatoes to a saucepan of boiling water and boil until tender.
• 3 drain the potatoes and return them to the saucepan.
• 4 use a masher or ricer to mash the potatoes with. the longer you mash the smoother it will be (i just hate it when my mash has lumps!).
• 5 add the butter and mash it into the potatoes until melted. add the milk/cream and mash until a smooth consistency is achieved. add more milk/cream if you would like a softer or sloppier mash.
• 6 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 you can also mash in some softened onions, garlic or spring onions.
• 8 you can also use sweet potato (kumara) or any variety of potato to make mash with.