Mashed Potato - Recipe 2

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Recipe 2 listed way to first cook the potato by baking before proceed with other cooking method(s) for various variants of mashed potato. 

Serves 4 as part of a shared meal

Ingredients:
Russet potato, cleaned, large size, 4 units
Butter, unsalted, 100g
Whole milk, hot, ½ cup
Black pepper, grounded, a pinch
Salt, a pinch 



Method:
1. Bake potatoes in whole, with skin intact, in oven at 180 degC for 1 hr.  Then cut each potato into half and scooped out the inside into a big bowl.

2. Mash butter into the potatoes, but do not mash too finely.  Mash in grounded black pepper.

3. Pour in hot milk, and continue to mash till achieved desired texture.  Season with salt.



Serving:
1. Scoop out mashed potato onto serving dish with desired topping like parsley, bacon bits, cheese, garlic powder, etc.