Mashed Potato Balls

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 -6 large potatoes
• 1 tablespoon crushed dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 lb unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut the potatoes
• 2 in a medium pot bring to boil 8 cups water (water must be enough to cover the potatoes)
• 3 add salt, onions, 2 tbsp butter and potatoes. boil until potatoes are cooked soft.
• 4 drain retaining the water.
• 5 in a mid sized mixing bowl mix together (use a cake mixer or electric egg beater)
• 6 1/4 cup of the drained water, potatoes, thyme and 1/2 cup butter until mixture is soft and creamy (add water as needed to bring mixture to a texture where the mashed potatoes can be scooped up with an ice cream scooper.
• 7 scoop potatoes and place balls in an oblong baking dish.
• 8 melt remaining butter and baste balls.
• 9 bake in preheated oven at 375° for 15 mins or until tops of potato balls are brownish.