Mashed Potatoes Everyday!

Mashed potatoes have invaded western homes during the past decades.  It became an essential part of customs and traditions that binds families together once more.  Potatoes have indeed come a long way from the hands of the first farmers who found this bulb, the Spanish conquerors and invaders who exported potatoes back in their country, and to the hands of caring mothers ready to make something special for their family.

Today, mashed potatoes have left a mark in the hearts of families. This dish became one of children’s favorites and a staple food. Almost all Americans consume mashed potatoes daily, like the way Filipinos consume rice and Chinese enjoy their noodles in every single meal.  Recipes of mashed potatoes have bloomed and are fairly famous in different cookbooks and innumerable websites in the internet. This just proves that mashed potatoes have served families pretty well and provided quality food for children to consume. Well, what can we say? They just simply love mashed potatoes! 

Mashed Potato Pie Made Easy

If you’re craving for mashed potatoes in a form of a dessert and you’re skinny enough to care about gaining extra calories, here’s a great recipe for you. You’ll never think that this delicious dessert is incredibly easy to make. But it really is. Just make sure you have your readymade pie crust on hand so you’ll no longer need to worry about making it by yourself.

You just need to make your own pie filling from mashed potatoes. Here’s how to do it!

Ingredients:

•          Two ready-made pie crust
•          9-inch Pie plate
•          4 large potatoes (peeled and cubed)
•          1 cup Dead Simple Turkey Gravy
•          1 egg white
•          Coarse sea salt
•          1/4 cup softened butter

Procedure:

Place potatoes in a saucepan, fill in with water and sprinkle with salt. Cook and bring to a boil until tender. Pierce with a fork to check tenderness. Remove from heat and drain thoroughly.

In a bowl, mash potatoes along with butter until smooth and fine. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450°F. Set rack in the center of the oven. Carefully roll out your bottom pie crust on the pie plate. Pour mashed potatoes into the pie crust evenly, spread and smoothen out. Pour turkey gravy over mashed potatoes a circular manner, starting from the inside moving to the outside.

Roll out your pie crust on top to cover the pie. Seal the edges snugly. In a small bowl, beat egg white together with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush egg mixture all over the top crust and then make 3 or 5 holes on the pie to serve as steam holes. Sprinkle over with sea salt.

Bake pie in the oven for about 15 minutes until light brown. Adjust temperature to 350°F and continue to bake until pie turns golden brown and bubbles on the steam holes are noticeable. This will take about 45 minutes longer.

Let it cool for 15 minutes. Slice and then serve. Bon appétit!

Note: If you want to use your own homemade pie crust, check out and follow the easy pie crust recipe on the side bar.

Live Healthy with Homemade Mashed Potatoes

Potatoes are the most versatile food indeed. It can be used for desserts, meals, treats, baking, roasting, and mashing.  Mashed potatoes are the most famous potato cuisine in all of United States, as well as its neighboring countries.  This became a staple food for all its citizens. Let us look deeper into why people love mashed potatoes so much and let’s find out the benefits they can get from eating this delicious creamy food.  

Having said that mashed potatoes has its fair share of nutritional benefits, here are its health benefits.  Potatoes are considered the number one vegetable crop all over the world and people from different countries consume it in different cuisines. Although it has been branded as a comfort food, it plays an important role in our daily source of energy.  Some misconception about potatoes has been speculating around, that potatoes aren’t healthy and can even contribute to a heart attack.  It isn’t potatoes fault actually, it is not the potatoes that can cause heart attack but the way people prepare it with the excess cream, butter, oil, and grease.  Those are the factors that can take away all of potatoes’ nutrients.  The deep-frying and too much grease can lead to obesity and other illnesses, but take away all of the oil and grease and try baking mashed potatoes without the added fats. You can clearly see that potatoes are really healthy and an exceptionally low calorie, high fiber food.

Mashed potatoes are a good source of Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, manganese, dietary fiber, and potassium. Studies showed that eating mashed potatoes without the added oil and butter can lead to a healthy cardiovascular function, disease-resistant body, and can even protect us from cancer.  Potatoes also have its antioxidants in the form of phytochemicals that rival those in broccoli. These substances can significantly decrease cancer cells and hinders its growth; it also eliminates free radicals that can cause diseases and cancer.  Mashed potatoes can also increase nervous system activity because of its Vitamin B6 contents and it can make our brain cells healthier as well. Learn more about this healthy crop here. 

Perfect Mashed Potato Recipe with Cream Cheese

This mashed potato recipe is a perfect and easy recipe for you and your family. Enjoy this creamy warm delicacy that melts in your mouth with a delicious taste.

(For mashed potatoes)

Ingredients:

• 6 pounds Yukon gold potatoes
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 8 ounces sour cream
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoon onion salt
• ½ cup milk

Directions:

1. Clean gold potatoes thoroughly, peel them and slice into large cubes.
2. Prepare salted water and the cubed potatoes and bring to a boil until potatoes are tender enough.
3. In a large mixing bowl, mix in cream cheese, sour cream, spices, and milk; beat until ingredients are properly mixed.
4. After potatoes are boiled, drain and mash in the pot, then add the cream cheese mixture.
5. Transfer mixture into a 9x13 pan or a casserole dish. (cover and chill overnight or you can bake it right away)
6. Cover casserole with foil at 350° Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Bake for 1 hour if the dish has been refrigerated overnight.
7. Serve with gravy.

(For gravy)

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 12 ounce can evaporated fat-free milk
• ½ cup water

Directions:

1. In a medium-sized saucepan, stir in all-purpose flour, bouillon granules, and pepper until properly mixed.
2. Gradually mix in evaporated milk and water into the pan until mixture is smooth and thick. Make sure there are no flour bubbles.
3. Stir for a couple of minutes more until thick.
4. Serve over freshly baked mashed potatoes.
5. Enjoy!

Mashed Potatoes on YouTube

Here another way of making your mashed potatoes, the garlic way. This recipe is a really delicious side dish that pairs well with seafood, poultry or beef.