Mashed potatoes grandma's way

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg potatoes, mainly waxy, peeled, halved
• Salt
• 50 g butter or more, up to 100 g
• 250 ml milk (3.5% fat content), hot
• Nutmeg, freshly grated
• 20 g butter
• 1 medium-sized onion(s), halved, sliced ​​into rings or 1 tbsp breadcrumbs

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Boil the potatoes in salted water (it’s best to use enough salt so that no additional seasoning is needed) for 20 minutes until tender, drain, vent, and transfer to a bowl. Melt 50g of butter in the still-hot saucepan. Press the potatoes into the pan and whisk in enough milk to form a smooth purée. Season with nutmeg and salt, if desired. Heat the remaining 20g of butter in a pan. Brown the onion rings or breadcrumbs in it, then sprinkle the mashed potatoes with the butter and serve.