Will mash without butter taste vile?

[MrsChemist]

I have milk, just no butter.

no, it wouldn't

have never used butter in mashed potatoes

My friend beats an egg into mash instead of butter and says it's lovely. Never tried it myself so can't comment. I am a fan of lovely buttery mash though - sorry if you are on a diet and asking for that reason.

It's for DS and I don't have any butter. Don't have any egg either.

I'll add sweetcorn and see if that makes it palatable.

I use olive oil or wholegrain mustard.

It will be fine :) I prefer it with butter but really it's ok without too. I wouldn't use milk though - makes it too sloppy! Not a fan of sweetcorn, peas etc as they make it feel lumpy.

Honestly he probably won't even notice.

Half sweet potato half White potato is great, season with freshly ground black pepper

Have you got cheese to grate in, or Philadelphia?

You could add crushed garlic, or chopped chives...

Ooh yeah. Mashed normal/sweet potato with parsnip too... And swede...

Great. Drooling now.

hopelesslydisorganised: tell me more about the egg.

beat a raw egg into mash? hmm, will have to try that (ds are dairy intolerant, and am trying to cut back on the spread I use as it doesn't really agree with dd1)

does it provide enough liquid?

intriguing...

Coconut milk is nice silverfrog (dairy intolerant here too) especially with a sweet potato added in. There is also a type of potato called Vivaldi or something that is naturally more creamy and needs less butter/milk.

I'd totally forgotten cheese! I'll add a bit of cheese

Thank you everyone

hadn't thought about coconut milk, thanks

I just get whichever potatoes come with the weekly delivery... might try to see what is available!

not sure dd1 would go for sweet potato mash (ASD - food issues) but worth a try I suppose. she does eat sweet potato in curry etc.

I like th ethoguht of egg because of the extra nutrients - again, ASD food issues mean that some nutrients can be a bit hit and miss...

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Eh? Sorry meant to suggest cheese.

Looks like I was marking my place for the big denouement at the end. No offence, MrsChemist, while your thread is very pleasant and informative it's not exactly a dramatic flamefest.

Plain spud is dull but fine!! We had it the other night - kids didn't notice at all!

You FORGOT cheese?!? How is that possible? Shame on you. :o

I buy Vivaldi whenever possible for mash - is got great taste on it's own and you don't need any other flavouring, just salt if that)
I mash it with a bit of water I boiled them in

Olive oil is nice.

I tried putting an egg in once and couldn't tell any difference so have never bothered again.

I know, I am ashamed that I forgot the cheese. it is most unlike me.

In the end I went with cheese and sweetcorn. DS ate it. I did too, but it wasn't as nice as if it had butter in. I've clearly been spoilt on butter.