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    Twice Baked Potato Recipe

    February 20, 2014 by G. Stephen Jones 4 Comments

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    Twice Baked Potato

    The Best Twice Baked Potatoes Ever

    I think my wife makes the best twice baked potatoes I've ever tasted. She keeps them simple but rich with butter, cream and her special ingredient, sour cream. If you can stick with just ½ a potato, the calories aren't too bad but that's almost impossible.

    If we're having a big dinner party or going to someone else's home and asked to bring a dish, my wife will make a bunch of these twice baked potatoes early in the day and reheat them in the oven at the party. They are easy to prepare and a huge hit.

    You'll see them served with many of my recipes especially on holidays and birthdays.

    Baking a Potato

    Mashed Potatoes

    Twice Baked Potatoes

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    5 from 1 vote

    Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe

    Just try to eat half a potato.
    Prep Time1 hr 25 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time1 hr 45 mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 8 servings

    Ingredients

    • 4 medium russet potatoes
    • olive oil cooking spray
    • 4 tablespoons butter softened
    • ½ cup sour cream
    • 1 cup heavy cream half and half or milk
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • paprika
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Scrub potatoes carefully and insert a metal skewer through the center (longways) of each.
    • Bake for approximately 1 hour at 325° F.
    • Once removed from the oven, allow them to rest for 5-10 minutes until you can easily handle them.
    • Slice the potatoes in half and carefully scoop the potato out from the skin with a spoon, being careful not to rip the skin.
    • Place the hot potato into a mixing bowl. You want to get the potatoes mashed before they get cold or they will gooey, so work quickly at this point.
      Mash the potato with a hand masher, mixer or potato ricer and add the butter along with the sour cream. Mix well.
    • Add the cream or milk slowly while mashing until the consistency is that of mashed potatoes.
    • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
    • Once the potato mix has reached the consistency of mashed potatoes, stuff it back into the potato skins, making sure that the potato mix sits high above the skin.
    • Sprinkle with paprika for flavor and color.
    • Before serving, bake in the oven at 350° F for 15 - 20 minutes, until the tops are lightly browned.

    Notes

    Optional: If you want to make this a meal unto itself, add any combination of bacon bits or ham, cooked broccoli, and/or shredded cheddar cheese into the mashed potato mixture before stuffing the skins and re-baking.

     

     

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    Comments

    1. Wendell Smith

      February 21, 2014 at 1:09 pm

      What, no grated cheddar cheese? My wife makes twice baked potatoes and we have found that they taste better without the sour cream and with lots of fresh grated cheese....

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      • Kathy Martin

        April 18, 2014 at 2:54 pm

        Butter, Sour Cream, green onions (all of the green onion (shallots), topped with lots of cheese. Many people love green onion. Even better refrigerated & eaten the next day. I promise you will love these. Seems though if you don't like sour cream, might not like the green onion. To me, the two together makes a great taste. If I take somewhere, never have any left & it's a huge dish always. I've started just scooping the potato out & mix all the above. It's quicker.

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    2. Marsha

      June 16, 2020 at 8:31 pm

      5 stars
      Why the skewer?

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      • G. Stephen Jones

        June 19, 2020 at 9:30 am

        Hi Marsha, great question. Most importantly, the metal heats up and helps cook the interior of the potato so it takes less time to bake and it makes handling them easier.

        Reply

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