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Do-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Once you make Do-Ahead Mashed Potatoes, you’ll never again do the last-minute mash!

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 25 hr 40 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

9: medium potatoes (3 pounds)

3/4: cup milk

1/2: cup whipping (heavy) cream

1/2: cup butter or margarine

1: teaspoon salt

1/8: teaspoon pepper

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Directions

1 Scrub potatoes. Leave skins on, if desired, or peel thinly and remove eyes. Cut into large pieces. Heat 1 inch water (salted if desired) to boiling in 3-quart saucepan; add potato pieces. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cook covered 20 to 25 minutes or until tender; drain. Shake pan gently over low heat to dry potatoes.
2 Heat milk, whipping cream, butter, salt and pepper in 1-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Measure out 1/4 cup of the milk mixture; cover and refrigerate.
3 Add remaining milk mixture in small amounts to potatoes in medium bowl, mashing with potato masher or electric mixer after each addition. (Amount of milk needed to make potatoes smooth and fluffy depends on kind of potatoes used.) Beat vigorously until potatoes are light and fluffy.
4 Spray 2-quart casserole with cooking spray. Spoon potatoes into casserole. Bake immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
5 Heat oven to 350ºF. Pour reserved milk mixture over potatoes. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until potatoes are hot. Just before serving, stir potatoes.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

For extra flavor, sprinkle 1 cup crushed herb-seasoned croutons or shredded Parmesan cheese over mashed potatoes. Or place purchased basil pesto in a resealable plastic bag, snip off a tiny corner and drizzle pesto over potatoes.

Love garlic? Peel and finely chop 1 or 2 cloves and add to the potatoes before mashing in step 3.

Use a handheld potato masher for the fluffiest mashed potatoes. If using an electric mixer, do not mix too long; overmixing releases more starch from the potatoes and they can become gummy.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 295
Calories from Fat: 155 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 17 g; 17 %
(Saturated Fat 10 g, 10 % ),
Cholesterol: 50 mg; 50 %;
Sodium: 400 mg; 400 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 35 g; 35 %
(Dietary Fiber 3 g 3 % ),
Protein: 4 g; 4 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 12%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 3 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/9/2012 7:44:23 AM REPORT ABUSE meganct1 said:

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Made them the day before Thanksgiving and they were perfect.

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Posted 6/1/2009 11:53:05 AM REPORT ABUSE elenaki75 said:

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fantastic very delicious i think, i will try it tonight and catch you later

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Posted 11/29/2008 4:39:17 PM REPORT ABUSE

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This recipe was really good! It was so nice to have the potatoes already done on Thanksgiving morning! I doubled the recipe for my crowd but I think next time I'll probably triple it! Sooo good!

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