Grammy's Kitchen · Mashed Potatoes · Classic Mashed Potatoes

One of 115 mashed potatoes recipes we measured

Classic Mashed Potatoes

from downshiftology.com

26 cooks on downshiftology.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on15m
waiting15 min
makes5
each$0.40
kcal228
levelbeginner

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 115.

this recipe typical
fat3%5%
dairy7%11%
salt0%0%
aromatics0%0%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

907 g2 pounds russet potatoes
122 g1/2 cup milk (or more for a creamier texture)
57 g1/4 cup butter
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste )

Method: 5 steps, published by downshiftology.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This recipe is excellent. Super easy and reliable. I've made this recipe two times in the last week - once with Russet potatoes and today with Yukon Gold potatoes. I use full fat coconut milk along with 100% Grass Fed Butter and it seems to be perfect. I l” — a cook, 5.0★
“Excellent recipe that I've made a few times. I use full fat coconut milk in lieu of the milk and it works great. Tonight I left the potato skins on (they are organic) and also threw some garlic cloves in that I mashed with the potatoes. Baha Gold is my favo” — a cook, 5.0★
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