Twice Baked Potatoes
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
4 large baking potatoes (russet potatoes)
8 slices of bacon (optional)
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, divided
8 green onions, sliced and divided
Recipe
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Scrub your potatoes under cold water, prick them several times with a fork and place them on your oven rack in the lower third of your oven. Bake the potatoes in the lower one third of your oven for about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium heat until evenly brown. Drain the fat out of the skillet, crumble the bacon into pieces and set aside. When the potatoes are done (baked) allow them to cool for 10-15 minutes.
Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise and then scoop the flesh into a large bowl and save and -save the skins
To the potato flesh, add the sour cream, milk, butter, salt and pepper, 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and 1/2 of the green onion. Mix the potato mixture with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
Spoon this mixture back into the potato skins. Top each with the remaining cheese, green onions and bacon. Return these p otatoes to the oven on a sheet pan and bake for another 15 minutes or until piping hot and the cheese has melted.
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