Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
Servings 6
Calories 349kcal
Equipment
- Cooking Pot
- Potato Masher
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes peeled and diced into 1 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 stick butter Irish or European Style preferred, diced into cubes
- 1/2 cup half and half warmed
- 1/2 to 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus 1 tablespoon for cooking potatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- chives
Instructions
- Add potatoes to a large pot and cover with water up to one inch over the potatoes. Bring water to a boil over high heat. Once water starts to simmer, stir in one tablespoon of kosher salt to season the potatoes while they are cooking. Reduce heat to medium-high to keep potatoes at a low boil for 15-20 minutes, or until fork tender. Drain potatoes very well and return to pot.
- Add butter to hot potatoes and start mashing using hand masher. Once most lumps are gone and butter is mashed into the potatoes, stir in half and half, salt, and white pepper. Then stir in 1/2 cup of room temperature buttermilk, adding more to taste and to adjust consistency. Add more salt and pepper as needed. Sprinkle in fresh chives.
Nutrition
Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 437mg | Potassium: 1013mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 580IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg