Mashed Potatoes

These mashed potatoes are so yummy.  Everyone who has them loves them.  This is how my Mom makes them and so it's how I make them.  

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs. of Yukon Gold Potatoes
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 C. half and half
• ½ T. kosher salt
• 1 t. black pepper

 Directions:

1. Peel and cut potatoes into fourths and boil for 20 minutes or until tender on a rolling boil
2. Drain potatoes and place in a large mixing bowl
3. Add the butter and mix until butter is melted
4. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the potatoes
5. Using a mixer, slowly add the half and half and whip the potatoes until they are smooth and creamy
6. Serve immediately

 Tips and Tricks:

• If you can’t get Yukon Gold potatoes, get red.  Do not use russet potatoes.
• If you can’t serve the potatoes immediately, place the bowl with the mashed potatoes over a boiling pot of water.  The steam from the water will keep the bowl warm and thereby keep the potatoes warm as well, without continuing to cook them.  I use a stainless steel bowl for this project and it works great.