I have no butter!!?

Question

I have just peeled and boiled potatoes to make mashed potatoes, but looked in the fridge and theres no butter.
Is there other things I could use ,that you wouldn't even notice they didn't have butter?

Answer 1

Heavy creamwould work, or make cheesy mashed potatoes.

Answer 2

If you happen to have whipping cream (heavy cream) on hand, pour a cup of it in an airtight jar with a half a teaspoon of salt, close it up and shake hard till you see enough lumps form. After all, that's where real butter comes from anyway. drain out the excess liquid, which should be sorta clear, not milky. Use that delicious thick butter. If you don't have the cream at all, try using 1 tbsp of olive oil and 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt. Of course, this will give it a little tang. Adding a little bit of one of those creamy condensed soup, or a little mayo may do the trick, but I couldn't tell you from experience.

Answer 3

Giada De Laurentiis recipe
Parmesan Smashed Potatoes

3 pounds baby red-skinned potatoes, unpeeled, halved
2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine the potatoes in a large pot of water. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Continue boiling until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Return the potatoes to the pot. Coarsely mash the potatoes, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Using a large fork, stir in the Parmesan and the oil. Season the potatoes, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve.

Answer 4

If you have heavy cream (aka whipping cream) you can use that as well. After all that's what butter is made from anyway. Here's a tip to really make the cream taste even better.....reduce it! Just in case you don't know what that means, it's putting the cream into a saucepan and bringing it to a simmer. This slowly evaporates the excess water in the cream. What you end up with is an extremely flavorful liquid. This is what you want to put into your mashed....TASTY!

Answer 5

I love heating olive oil with rosemary and garlic and drizzling it onto my mashed potatoes. The olive oil infused with herbs and garlic makes me forget all about the cream.

Answer 6

Sour cream, milk are both good options just be careful with the milk you don't want the potatoes to get too runny

Answer 7

Yes! Parmesan and broth and olive oil. You won't even miss that butter, and you'll get some valuable calcium in the process!

Answer 8

use a dash of milk and some salt.

My ex used to mash a raw egg into it.... sounds gross but tastes the same

Answer 9

Put a table spoon or a little more of mayonaise in them with a little salt and pepper and maybe a dash of garlic.

Answer 10

a carton of heavy cream, a little salt, whip it for a good long time. you got butter. or add lots of good fresh garlic, salt, and pepper. i think its better that way anyway.