By Kevin Williams
Mashed potatoes and gravy are a staple on everyone's Thanksgiving table. I do love homemade mashed potatoes bathed in butter and sprinkled with salt. Â Amish-made mashed potatoes (if made correctly) really capture the creamy consistency of this classic dish. Â Gloria, our Amish Cook columnist, likes to serve them with browned butter. Â Yum. Â You can also use this great gravy recipe which is traditionally served at Amish weddings.
With Thanksgiving being upon us I put Gloria's mashed potato recipe and the Amish wedding gravy "under one roof" in this post for easy referencing. Â Enjoy!
Amish Mashed Potatoes
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Serves: serves 16 - 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
- Fill a 6 quart kettle with potatoes.
- Add 1 1 /2 inches of water and cover with a lid.
- Bring to a boil.
- Simmer until potatoes are fork tender.
- Drain off water.
- Mash potatoes until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and then mash everything together.
- A heavy duty mixer also works well instead of mashing by hand)
- Melt an additional cup of butter on medium heat.
- Continue heating until butter is browned.
- Drizzle over mashed potatoes
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Gloria's Easy Amish Wedding Gravy
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Serves: serves 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 /4 cup flour
- 1 /2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Melt butter, heat until browned.
- Add flour and seasoning.
- Whisk together and boil several minutes.
- Add chicken brother and water Bring to a boil.
- Let boil several more minutes, stirring constantly
Kathy Barnes
Happy Thanksgiveing to you and your family.
Kathy