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Mashed Potatoes served in a brown bowl with butter and parsley on top
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5 from 40 votes

Single Cream Mashed Potatoes

Flawless Mashed Potatoes, an easy British family favourite side dish.
How to make the best mash, with this simple homemade recipe. Boiled potatoes mixed with your choice of butter, cream, milk or a combination of them!
You choose how you like them from just smashed, slightly lumpy or a smooth puree.
Perfectly creamy tatties for all to enjoy. Can be made ahead, perfect comfort food with roast dinners, meat and fish.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, British, Vegetarian
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Yield: 6 People
Calories: 121kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1.2 Kg Potatoes We used Maris Piper potatoes
  • 125 ml Milk (full fat is best but you can use any)
  • 125 ml Single Cream Can substitute with equal measure of milk for lower fat version
  • 3 tablespoon Butter Can substitute with equal measure of milk for lower fat version
  • Salt to taste for seasoning
  • Pepper to taste for seasoning

Instructions

  • Chop 1.2 Kg Potatoes into large even size chunks
    Cutting up the potatoes on a green board with a green knife
  • Place chopped potatoes with enough cold water to cover the potatoes.
    Add a pinch of Salt and gently boil on medium /high heat for 15-20 min.
    Boiling chopped potatoes in a large silver cooking pot
  • Check potato is cooked with a knife; it should slide in easily without resistance, and slide off when lifted. Cook for longer if needed.
    When soft, drain and leave in the colander to air dry, while washing out the pan you cooked the potatoes in.
    Draining the boiled potatoes in a silver colander
  • In the clean pan add 125 ml Milk and 125 ml Single Creamand 3 tablespoon Butter (optional) heat on low heat until the butter melts (if using just milk, warm through)
    Melting butter and warming up cream in a silver pot, stirring it with a brown wooden spoon
  • Turn off the heat.
    Add the potatoes back into the pan and season with Salt and Pepper.
    Boiled potatoes added to milk, cream and butter, seasoned with salt and pepper.
  • Mash into the warm milk/cream/butter with a potato masher until at desired consistency.
    Mashing up the Flawless Mashed Potatoes with a silver masher in a silver pot
  • If you would like your mash smooth and completely lump-free use a ricer instead of a masher.
    If you want a runnier consistency, simply add more warm milk.
    Mashed Potatoes served in a brown bowl with butter and parsley on top

Video

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Nutrition

Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 48mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 411IU | Calcium: 38mg