If you haven’t seen the movie Airplane, stop reading right now, go find it, and watch it immediately! Once done, come back and finish reading this post.
As you know from several previous posts, I have been looking to use up food already in the house. For some reason, I had three baking potatoes. I really don’t remember purchasing them, but there they were. I had never made twice baked potatoes, and am always looking to try something new, so I decided to try it.
Four of us and three twice baked potatoes (3×2 does that mean six???)? Well, I had just started trying to eat healthier, so no potato for me. “Looks like I chose the wrong week to quit potatoes!” Again, go watch Airplane folks.
I did get a small bite and it was good!
I had all these ingredients already in the house, so another win for not purchasing anything new!
After baking for the prescribed time, they potatoes were still too hard to scoop. So I put the top back on, wrapped it in a paper towel and microwaved it for five minutes.
Much better. A nice empty “canoe”
Butter….sour cream….potato…..three million calories.
Stuffed.
Cannot forget the cheese!
Ready for the oven.
Twice Baked Potatoes
Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 1 hr 20 min | Makes: 4 servings | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
- 4 large russet potatoes, each about 3/4 pound each, scrubbed and dried
- 2 to 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 scallion, finely chopped
- Freshly grated nutmeg, optional
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Place the potatoes directly on the rack in the center of the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Pierce each potato in a couple spots with a fork and continue to bake until tender, about 30 minutes more. Remove potatoes from the oven, and turn the heat down to 375 degrees F.
Hold the potato with an oven-mit or towel, trim off the top of the potatoes to make a canoe-like shape. Reserve the tops. Carefully scoop out most of the potato into a bowl. Take care to leave enough potato in the skin so the shells stay together. Mash the potato lightly with fork along with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the butter and sour cream. Stir in the scallion, nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Season the skins with salt and pepper. Refill the shells with the potato mixture mounding it slightly. Sprinkle the cheese on top of the potato filling. Brush the reserved top with the remaining butter and season with salt and pepper.
Set the potatoes and lids on a baking sheet, and bake until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
Source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/twice-baked-potatoes-recipe/index.html
