Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the potatoes until tender.
Drain the water and steam the potatoes until very dry.
Mash the potatoes and mix in oil to taste.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Potatoes
- Provide the starch and bulk that give mashed potatoes their body and soft texture.
- Oil
- Adds fat for richness and a smoother, silkier mouthfeel.
The step that matters
Steam the potatoes until very dry. Surface and internal moisture dilutes the mash and makes it gluey or watery. Drying the potatoes lets the starch mash into a fluffy texture that holds the added fat well.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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