PERFECT MASHED POTATOES ....A LOST ART.

Ingredients......900gm of floury potatoes( Desiree , but easily accessible 'all rounder'), peeled and cut into even sized chunks, 55gm of butter/ marg, 4 tbs of hot milk, cracked black pepper. Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the poataotes, bring back to the boil and cook for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Test with a skewer right through the middle of the potato to avoid lumps. Now drain the potatoes . Return the potatoes to the warm saucepan and mash with a potato masher until smooth . At this point add the the butter/ marg and continue to mash until well combined. Finally add the hot milk ( hot milk is easily absorbed by the potatoes to produce a creamier mash). Sprinkle and stir through 1 tsp of cracked black pepper. Serve while hot.