Oh SO Delicioso!: I tell you 2 time! baked potatoes

When Sydney was learning to talk, in the midst of a very frustrating conversation to Newt, she said- "I tell you one time, I tell you two times!"

That phrase is makes a common appearance in our house now.

I'll admit baked potatoes can kind of be high maintenance... but I like them for these following reasons

1. they are easy, (even though they take a while) and very hard to screw up

2. fancy enough for guests (and hard to screw up so you'll have confidence in your meal)

3. VERY yummy leftovers (so I always make extras. They don't get that funny aftertaste meat gets)

Baked Potatoes

Ingredients

4 Large Potatoes

1 cup of real bacon bits, or bacon

1 cup sour cream

1/4-1/2 cup milk

4 Tbs butter

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

11/2 c shredded cheddar cheese

a few green onions sliced

Instructions

Wash Potatoes.
Rub your potatoes with a little olive oil and course sea salt...big ol chunks of salt on crispy potato skins after. mmmmm mmmmm deeeeeelicious.
Bake for 1 hour (or till fork tender) at 400 degrees
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If your cooking bacon, do it now. crumble and set aside.

When potatoes are done allow to cool a little....if they cool all the way you will get a texture that is more like glue when mixing. While it will look funny it will still taste good.

slice in half lengthwise and scoop into large bowl. Save skins.

(make sure you keep a small lining of the potato against the lining to the skins will still hold their shape.)

I picked up this grapefruit spoon a few years ago and love it.

There are a lot of little uses for this bad boy.

in a large bowl add butter.
pile on hot potatoes.
with 1/4 cup milk, sour cream, salt and pepper.
Half the cheese, half the bacon, half the onions- MIX.
It the texture is too thick still add remaining milk.