Twice Baked Potatoes

I served these Twice Baked Potatoes for dinner on Super Bowl Sunday.  I added bacon and green onions to make them more like potato skins.  They were a big hit!

Twice Baked Potatoes

6 potaoes

1/4 cup butter

4 tablespoons milk

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

3 pieces bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional)

1 green onion, sliced (optional)

Scrub potatoes, and wrap in foil.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1-1/2 hours until potatoes are tender when squeezed gently. Tutorial Here

Let potatoes cool slightly until easy to handle.  Cut potatoes in half lengthwise.  Carefully scoop our insides leaving 1/4-inch around skin.  Add butter, salt, sour cream, cheese, and milk to potatoes; mash until smooth.  Fill potato shells with mashed mixture.  Place in baking dish.  Sprinkle bacon and chopped green onions on top.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.

Step-by-Step

Follow this tutorial to bake your potatoes.

 After they are cool enough to handle, cut potatoes in half lengthwise.

 Carefully scoop out the insides, leaving 1/4-inch around skin.

 Add 1/4 cup butter

 salt

 sour cream

 cheese

 and milk

 

Mash until smooth

 Fill potato shells with mashed mixture.  You can stop right here and bake these as is, or

 Sprinkle with cooked chopped bacon, and green onions.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.