All-TIME FAVORITE!
One of our all-time favorite foods in the whole entire world is Mashed Potatoes! They’ve been a must-have side dish at every holiday for as long as I can remember and today’s recipe is the same one our mom made when she was first married. We’ve made a few tweaks and enhancements since then, but the result is always creamy, delicious, buttery mashed potatoes. We’ve discovered a few tricks over the year to make sure they are always perfect, so we hope you enjoy them. If you’re as big of mashed potato fans as we are, be sure to also check out our Mashed Potato Casserole and Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 20 minutes COOK TIME: 35 minutes
5 pounds russet potatoes washed, peeled, and cut into cubes – or Yukon Gold potatoes are the best to use because of their high starch content. They make mashed potatoes more fluffy and smooth, and absorb flavors more easily. Avoid Red or white potato varieties since they are waxier and usually take a little more mashing to become creamy. 4 ounces cream cheese ½ cup salted butter softened – We prefer salted, but unsalted can be used – you just may need more salt to the recipe. Check out this How to Soften Butter Quickly post as well. ½ cup heavy whipping cream – milk or half and half can also be used. Use room-temperature dairy so that it combines more easily. 1½ teaspoons garlic salt with parsley flakes – we love the added parsley flakes, but regular salt and garlic salt work well too. black pepper to taste
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