Ingredients

3 pounds baking potatoes, whole with skin
3/4 to 1 cup milk
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Place potatoes in a medium pot and
cover with cold water.
Bring to a boil, heat to a simmer. Add a generous pinch of salt and continue to simmer
until potatoes are fork tender, about 20 minutes. When potatoes are done, drain and return
potatoes to pot to dry slightly. Run potatoes through food mill or potato ricer into pot.
Heat milk in saucepan. Add hot milk to potatoes, over heat, until smooth. Add butter and
heat until finely textured and fluffy.