So the next major holiday for our family is Thanksgiving. I love this holiday; people sitting around the table, delicious food (God willing) and lots of laughter and joy. What I don't like, is stressing about the timing of the food to ensure that it is warm. Sometimes I feel like I am conducting an orchestra, not putting a meal on the table :) That can be difficult to do when you have multiple dishes that all need to be served at the same time, at least for me.
The dish that causes the biggest challenge for me is mashed potatoes. I LOVE mashed potatoes and I love for them to be creamy, steamy and rich! Doesn't that sound good? There have been a few Thanksgiving dinners that by the time the prep and set-up was done for the other dishes, the mashed potatoes had cooled and needed to be reheated.
So I started to look for ways to eliminate this from happening and to ease my stress level and that is when I came across this tip on Pinterest -
Creamy Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
Here is the recipe:
5 lbs sierra gold potatoes or red potatoes, diced with peel
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup butter, cut into chunks
• 1 tablespoon salt, plus
• ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/3 cups milk, warmed
1. Place the potatoes, water, and butter into a slow cooker.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours.
4. Do not remove the excess water from slow cooker. This adds to the creamy texture.
5. Mash potatoes with a masher or electric beater, adding the desired amount of warm milk to achieve a creamy consistency.
6. Keep warm on low until serving.
7. Potatoes keep consistency for a couple of hours after mashing. Just keep the lid on the slow cooker and serve directly from there.
I tried this recipe and it was AWESOME!! The potatoes were really creamy and rich and they stayed warm. After the potatoes were finished cooking and whipped, I kept them on warm for the entire dinner and they were delicious, plus super easy to make. I hope you try out this tip!
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