Super-Moist & Creamy Mashed Potatoes

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These are Creamy Mashed Potatoes!  So simple and easy to make!!

This is a recipe for Super-Moist & Creamy Mashed Potatoes. These are the best mashed potatoes that make any comfort meal shine! Mayo and milk bring these traditional potatoes together. Nothing beats a warm bowl of homemade mashed potatoes—it’s one of our favorite comfort foods to make for ourselves and others. These creamy mashed potatoes are shockingly good! Most people want seconds and also love leftovers. Learn the secrets to the best mashed potatoes recipe.

Pick the right potato

For fluffy smashed spuds, you want a starchy, not waxy potato, like Yukon Gold, Sebago, Coliban or Desiree. You can mix varieties, but personally, I favor an all-Sebago situation because they are cheap, ubiquitous and grab onto fatty ingredients enthusiastically.

Dry ‘Em Out a bit

After draining your potatoes, return them to the hot pan and cook for a couple of minutes to drive off any excess water, because watery mashed potatoes are no fun at all. This helps with making them creamy mashed potatoes.

Stay out of the cold

You want your butter to be room temperature, and your milk to be warm. Cold ingredients aren’t the end of the world but they will cool down your mash and require more agitation to get fully incorporated, and too much agitation can lead to glue-y potatoes.

This recipe pairs very well with Grilled BBQ Meatloaf, Fried Pork Chops with Cream Gravy or Alton’s Chicken Fried Steak.

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