Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

(Courtesy of firstadream.blogspot.com)

Ingredients:
5 lbs. gold or red potatoes, diced and peeled
1 c. water
1 c. butter, cut into chunks
1 Tbsp. salt, plus more to taste
3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1 1/3 c. milk, warmed

Directions:
Place potatoes, water and butter in a slow cooker.  Season with salt and pepper.  Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.  Do not remove excess water from slow cooker. 

Mash potatoes with masher or electric beater, adding the desired amount of warm milk to achieve a creamy consistency.

Keep on warm or low setting.  Keep lid on up to 4 hours, stirring occasionally.  Serve from slow cooker.

Note~  I used yukon gold potatoes for this.  I made the mistake of adding all of the milk right away and the potatoes became a little soupy but they were still creamy and delicious.  This made Thanksgiving a lot easier because I did not have to worry about these while making the other items on that menu.