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September 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

A white Polish pottery serving bowl with a scalloped edge with a blue line edge on the top with blue dots filled with Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with a small well of butter in the middle topped with parsley.Creamy, buttery potatoes with a hint of something delicious you can’t explain–it’s the buttermilk. Adding buttermilk (in place of regular milk) when you are mashing potatoes, makes amazing mashed potatoes. You are going to LOVE these Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes.

You can make Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with any type of potato, but my favorite varieties of potatoes for this recipe are Yukon gold, russet, or red. Experiment and find out what variety you prefer. These potatoes are my favorite because the buttermilk gives them a creamy unique and delicious flavor but doesn’t add hoards of calories like some popular recipes that add extra butter and lots of cream cheese. 

A partial picture of a scalloped edge, white Polish pottery with a blue line below the top edge and blue dots throughout; filled with Yukon mashed potatoes sprinkled with parsley and a small well of buttery on the top in the middle.You’ll love the way these potatoes compliment the gravy you smother them in.  So good! I am a potato lover and I take my potatoes pretty seriously. My mom grew up in Idaho, so I guess it is in my blood. Mashed potatoes with gravy are one of the best combinations that were ever discovered and you can take my word for it when I say you will love the flavor the buttermilk gives your mashed potatoes.

I can’t wait to hear how you like this recipe! Whether it’s for Thanksgiving Dinner, to serve with Salisbury Steak with Mushroom and Onion Gravy, or for a Sunday Pork Roast,  I have a feeling that after you try this recipe once, you’re going to make sure you always have buttermilk around when you need to make mashed potatoes. 

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Six-picture photo collage of step-by-step photos for how to make Buttermilk Mashed PotatoesMashed potatoes with a small well of butter topped with parsley with a metal spoon partly in the potatoes all in a white Polish pottery bowl with blue dots. The faded background shows a white kitchen towel with blue stripes.Tips for making Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
  • Cut potatoes into 1-inch pieces. Potatoes will cook evenly if they are all approximately the same size.
  • Add water to 1 inch over the potatoes. 
  • Add 1 tbsp salt–enough that the water tastes salty, but not ocean salty if you dip your finger in it. 
  • Boil potatoes until they are fork-tender and break apart easily. This should take approximately 20 minutes.
  • Drain cooked potatoes. If making gravy, you can save the potato water to add to it.
  • Mash the potatoes with a potato masher, or for smaller potatoes, use your hand mixer or a stand mixer.
  • Keep covered until ready to serve.

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Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
Creamy and delicious mashed potatoes that make the perfect base for all your favorite gravies and roasts.
Author: Maria
Serves: 5 lbs
Ingredients
  • 5 lbs Yukon gold, russet, or red potatoes
  • water
  • 1-2 tbsp salt
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1-1½ cups buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Peel potatoes and cut them into 1-inch pieces. Place them in a large pot.
  2. Cover cut up potatoes with water. You want the water to come up 1 inch past the potatoes.
  3. Add 1 tbsp salt and taste the water. The water needs to taste salty but not crazy salty. You want it to be salty enough that the potatoes can absorb a little salty flavor.
  4. Bring the potatoes to a boil over high heat, and then turn it down to medium heat. Let them continue to boil for approximately 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender and break easily.
  5. Drain the potatoes and return to the pan. Make sure not to put it back on a hot burner.
  6. Add the butter and start with 1 cup of buttermilk. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes until they are creamy. Add up to another ½ cup of buttermilk if needed.
  7. Serve with your favorite gravy.
  8. *You can use a hand mixer or your stand mixer to mash the potatoes if you prefer or if you don't have a potato masher.
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On two white dessert plates is a serving of banana pudding. On the right is a partial picture of the top of a spoon. In the background is the corner of a blue and white Polish pottery pattern 9x13 dish, part of a banana, and one white plate with a scoop of the pudding on it.Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding RecipeNo-Bake-Cherry-Cheesecake-2No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake {9×13 size}white Sheet cake with blueberries in it. lemons in the backgroundLemon Blueberry Sheet Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

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