Best Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Recipes

LIGHT AND FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. Add the salt. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 20 minutes longer.
• Drain the potatoes and press through a potato ricer into a large bowl. Set aside.
• Heat the butter, cream, and milk in a small pot over low heat until simmering.
• Pour the cream mixture over the potatoes and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with chives, if desired.
• Note: A potato ricer gives these potatoes a super fluffy texture, but you can use a hand masher if you don't own one.
• Enjoy!

FLUFFY BUTTERMILK-MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes and 1 teaspoon of salt in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes can be pierced easily with a fork, about 10 minutes. Drain, reserving a few tablespoons of the cooking liquid.
• Place the potatoes in a large bowl and mash partly. Cook the buttermilk in a saucepan over low heat to just barely warm it; do not let the buttermilk get too hot or it will separate. Add it and the baking soda to the potatoes and mash completely.
• Stir in the butter, additional salt and the pepper to taste. If you like very creamy mashed potatoes, add the reserved cooking liquid. Serve immediately.

FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with about 2 inches of water and add a pinch of salt. Set steamer basket in pot, making sure water doesn't seep through holes. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a rapid simmer.
• Add potatoes to steamer basket and steam until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Heat butter and milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until the milk is warm and the butter has melted. Remove potatoes from steamer basket. While potatoes are still hot, use a ricer to rice potatoes into a large bowl. Add milk mixture and gently combine with a spatula; season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Prepare a steamer: Arrange an insert or basket (or a large colander, if you have neither) in a large pot, and add enough water to come just below the base of the steamer. Bring water to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Rinse potatoes well, then peel. Rinse again, then cut into 1-inch chunks. Spread evenly in the steamer, cover, reduce heat to medium and steam until the potatoes are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes. A fork should slide easily into a piece and break it without effort. Turn off the stove, carefully remove the steamer insert and drain the water from the pot. Pour the potatoes back into the pot and spread evenly.
• Let the potatoes stand until their surfaces are dry, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium-high until steaming, then keep warm over low. Set the potatoes over low heat and mash thoroughly with a dinner fork. Add about one-quarter of the milk and mash until the milk is incorporated.
• Scatter the butter evenly over the potatoes and mash in until all traces of butter disappear. Add half of the remaining milk and mash to incorporate, then add the rest of the milk and gently whip until smooth, circling the fork as if beating eggs. If you don't want your mashed potatoes so thick, beat in more milk. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, taste, and season more if you'd like.
• Serve immediately, keep warm over low heat for up to 1 hour, or transfer to airtight containers and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Mashed potatoes thicken as they cool, so they need cream to regain the right consistency. If kept warm, gently mash in heavy cream until smooth and loose again, adding more if you'd like. If cold, heat the cream in a large pot until steaming, then add the potatoes. Gently mash and whip, adding more cream as needed, until heated through and fluffy. Season to taste again before serving.

FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes if desired. Cut into 2-inch pieces and place in a large sauce pan or Dutch oven. Cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 15 to 20 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork. Drain well in a colander.
• Return potatoes to pan; toss briefly over low heat to dry off extra moisture. Mash warm potatoes with a masher or hand-held electric mixer until chunky.
• Gradually add warm broth while mashing until potatoes are desired consistency. Mix in parsley and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Cover pan and heat over very low heat to keep warm up to about 30 minutes before serving. Serve with gravy, sour cream, butter or chives, if desired.

PERFECT FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat pot of water 'till boiling.
• Peel and cube potatoes - add to boiling water.
• Boil gently until a fork can be inserted very easily into a potato - drain.
• Add milk to the pot to heat it up.
• Transer potatoes to a mixing bowl.
• Add margarine/butter and turn on mixer to low.
• Gradually add warm milk until it is your desired consistency.
• Add baking powder - mix on high for 30-45 seconds.
• Salt & pepper to taste mixing thoroughly.

LINDA'S FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large pan, boil potatoes with salt until tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Drain water, and add remaining ingredients.
• Mash until smooth, with a potato masher.
• Do not whip continually with a beater, or they will get gooey, and starchy as the gluten breaks down.
• Note: You can turn this recipe into garlic mashed potatoes, by adding 3 cloves roasted garlic when you mash.
• You can turn this recipe into garlic onion mashed potatoes, by adding sauteed onions, and roasted garlic to your taste, while mashing.
• For another tasty dish, try adding shredded Cheddar cheese, and cooked broccoli pieces.

FLUFFY BUTTERMILK MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes and salt in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are pierced easily with a fork, about 10 minutes. Drain, reserving a few tablespoons of the cooking liquid.
• Place the potatoes in a large bowl and partially mash.
• Add the warm buttermilk and baking soda, mix well, and mash completely. Stir in the butter and pepper and adjust the seasoning as needed. If you like your mashed potatoes creamy, add the reserved cooking liquid. Serve immediately.

GEORGE'S FLUFFY GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut the top off the garlic and wrap it in foil leaving the top cut edge exposed. Drizzle on some olive oil and bake for 45 minutes or until the garlic is soft and caramelized. Remove from the oven and let cool a bit.
• Meanwhile peel the potatoes, cut them into cubes, and put them into a medium sized pot. Cover them with water and add a big pinch of salt. Bring them to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to medium and simmer until they are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain them well.
• While the potatoes are cooking, warm the cream and rosemary in a small pot over low heat. When you are ready to mash, strain out the rosemary.
• When the potatoes are dry but still hot, put them through a ricer into a large bowl. Squeeze in the garlic and add some of the warm cream. Mix well, then add the butter and mix again. Add more cream if they are too dry. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

GARLIC RED PEEL MASHED POTATOES / THICK & FLUFFY

Steps:

• NOTE: 3 lbs of potatoes make a decent serving for a holiday or gathering. If you're cooking for 2-4 ppl, halve the recipe.
• In order for potatoes to boil evenly at the same rate, the potatoes should all be of a similar size. If some are larger, cut them in half.
• Place potatoes in boiling water and let them boil until you can stick a sharp pointed knife into them and the potato easily slides back off.
• Drain the water and keep the potatoes in the pot. Start with a potato masher and break up the big pieces.
• Switch to an electric hand mixer, and start out by adding half of the measurements of all the ingredients, mix thoroughly, then add the rest of the measurements, and continue mixing.
• If you want the mashed potatoes more flavorful, add more garlic, onion, and salt & pepper until it's perfect.

LIGHT AND FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Pick a bag of Russet potatoes in which the potatoes are mostly the same size for easy chopping.
• 2. Peel the potatoes.
• 3. Chop the potatoes so they are a good size and evenly chopped. Place them in a bowl.
• 4. Fill the bowl with water and stir the potatoes around. The potatoes will release a starchy cloudiness in the water.
• 5. Pour the potatoes into a strainer and rinse them with water.
• 6. Pour the potatoes back in the bowl. Fill the bowl with water and stir around again. The water should be clear. If the water is still cloudy repeat step 5.
• 7. Strain the potatoes and carefully drop into a pot of boiling water.
• 8. Add salt to the water and cook the potatoes in the pot of hot water for 15 to 20 minutes (depending on the size of the chunks of potatoes). The potatoes, when dropped into the pot, will cool down the water slightly and the water won't boil at first. That's ok, start your timer as soon as you drop them. Cover with a lid; check, and stir them occasionally.
• 9. When they are fork tender, strain the potatoes and rinse under water to get any starchy water off.
• 10. Put a handful of potatoes in the ricer and push through. Don't put too many potatoes in the ricer at once or it becomes hard to work with.
• 11. Rice all the hot potatoes.
• 12. Pour melted butter onto potatoes.
• 13. Next, pour in the warm half and half.
• 14. Gently fold in the butter and milk with a rubber spatula.
• 15. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste. Gently fold and taste as you go. Salting the water and using salted butter will reduce how much salt you have to fold in so you don't have to work your beautiful fluffy potatoes too much.
• 16. The results, a bowl of light and fluffy mashed potatoes!

KITTENCAL'S FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the whole potatoes into a saucepan then cover with the broth (or broth and water or all water, make certain that potatoes are covered with the broth) bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low then, cover and cook until potatoes are fork-tender (since the potatoes are left in one piece cooking time will take about 25 minutes or a little more) drain then place into a large bowl.
• Add in cream or milk, sour cream and butter, then mash the potatoes until small chunks.
• Add in the eggs and continue to mash or mix until fluffy.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes if desired. Cut into 2-inch pieces and place in a large sauce pan or Dutch oven. Cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 15 to 20 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork. Drain well in a colander.
• Return potatoes to pan; toss briefly over low heat to dry off extra moisture. Mash warm potatoes with a masher or hand-held electric mixer until chunky.
• Gradually add warm broth while mashing until potatoes are desired consistency. Mix in parsley and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Cover pan and heat over very low heat to keep warm up to about 30 minutes before serving. Serve with gravy, sour cream, butter or chives, if desired.
• VARIATION: To make Toasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, prepare recipe as directed, except in Step 1, while potatoes drain, add 2 Tbsp. olive oil or butter and 1 to 2 Tbsp. thinly sliced garlic to empty pan. Cook garlic over medium-low heat, stirring until garlic just starts to brown, about 1 minute. Do not burn.

FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Pare potatoes and cut into chunks. Add potatoes to a large pot or dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Cook for about 20 or 25 minutes until tender.
• 2. Remove from stove and stir in the cheddar cheese while the potatoes are hot. Add stick of butter and salt and pepper. Pour in the can of evaporated milk and whip on high speed until no lumps are seen and they are nice and smooth. Sprinkle with chives.
• 3. When I cook a pot roast, I will cook my potatoes in the roast until tender, remove and mash them..I omit the cheese when I do this. They are so good after cooking in the roast juice.