Twice Baked Potatoes
Is there anything better than a twice baked potato? Like, if it’s good the first time, how much better does it get the second time? WAAAAAY better, my friend!
Twice Baked Potatoes
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Total Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 8 baking potatoes, washed
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 sticks salted butter
- 1 cup bacon bits ( fry your own!)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup Sharp Cheddar or Jack cheese (or a mix of both), plus more for topping
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons Lawry's seasoned salt (or kosher salt or, even better, Maldon salt)
- 5 green onions, thinly sliced
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the canola oil and bake for 1 hour, making sure they're sufficiently cooked through. You should be able to easily pierce them with a fork.
- Slice the butter into 1/2 inch pieces. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F.
- With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to tear the skin. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the hollowed out potato skins on a baking sheet.
- Smash the potatoes into the butter, bacon and sour cream. Add the cheese, milk, seasoned salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well.
- Fill the potato skins with the filling. I like to fill the skins so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes.
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