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    Cream Cheese Weekend: Gloria's Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes and More!

    Published: Oct 15, 2016 · Updated: Oct 15, 2016 by Kevin Williams | 2 Comments

    By Kevin Williams

    Ah, cream cheese....underrated wonder of the grocery store dairy aisle.  My wife taught me about the snack of Bugles dipped in cream cheese.  And sometimes I like to spread cream cheese on my sandwich just like mayo (and sometimes with mayo!)  Cream cheese is great for adding just a bit more body to a dish or just a hint of additional flavor if you are looking for some.

    Adding cream cheese to mashed potatoes is a "trick" many Amish cooks use because it adds bulk and just helps the potatoes hold up better if they are sitting out on a serving table for awhile.  This is the Amish Cook's mashed potato recipe:

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    Gloria's Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes and More!
     
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    Prep time
    20 mins
    Cook time
    15 mins
    Total time
    35 mins
     
    Serves: serves 20
    Ingredients
    • 6 quarts of potatoes, peeled and cubed
    • 1 1 /2 tablespoons salt
    • 1 /2 cup butter
    • 4 ounces of cream cheese
    • 3 /4 cup evaporated milk (to right consistency. Hint: I use whole milk or cream instead of evaporated milk)
    Instructions
    1. Fill a 6 quart kettle with potatoes.
    2. Add 1 1 /2 inches of water and cover with a lid.
    3. Bring to a boil.
    4. Simmer until potatoes are fork tender.
    5. Drain off water.
    6. Mash potatoes until smooth.
    7. Add remaining ingredients and then mash everything together.
    8. A heavy duty mixer also works well instead of mashing by hand)
    9. Melt an additional cup of butter on medium heat.
    10. Continue heating until butter is browned.
    11. Drizzle over mashed potatoes.
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    But Amish cooks extol the value of cream cheese in other recipes too, check out these favorites:
    AMISH CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

    AMISH PUMPKIN SPICE BREAD WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING  - my mother made this one and it really turned out well, a seasonal favorite for sure!

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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Ms. Catherine Melba Alston Hardy

      October 15, 2016 at 4:01 pm

      I like

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      • Kevin

        October 19, 2016 at 8:56 am

        Thanks, Catherine!

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