Cupcake Princess Twice Baked Potatoes Recipes

CUPCAKE PRINCESS' TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a small skillet saute white onion and oil until tender, set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a baking sheet. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut in half lenthwise, and scoop out the insides with a grapefruit spoon over a large mixing bowl. Place potato insides into bowl and place the potato shells onto baking sheet.
• Mix together potato insides, cooked onion, sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, garlic, mustard, nutmeg, and hot sauce until smooth.
• Stir in green onions and cheese. Spoon filling into potato shells and sprinkle tops with the additional cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, then broil on low until tops are golden brown. Serve immediatly sprinkled with the additional chopped green onions.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Wash the potatoes under cold water and pat them dry. Place them on a baking sheet, leaving a bit of space between each. Poke each potato in several places with a fork. Bake potatoes at 400°F for about 60-75 minutes or until they are easily pierced with a fork and give a little when pressed.
• Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides (leaving about 1/4" in the shell) and transfer into a large bowl. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or fork.
• Add sour cream, half and half, and parsley salt to the bowl with the potato insides. Mash the mixture together until creamy.
• Add green onions, bacon bits, and 1 cup of cheddar cheese and stir to combine.
• Fill the potato skins with the potato mixture and sprinkle the tops with the remaining cheddar cheese. Reduce the oven temperature and bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the potatoes are heated through.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Position racks in the top and middle of the oven, and heat oven to 400 degrees. Take the butter out of the refrigerator to soften. Scrub the potatoes clean and pat them dry. Poke holes all over them with a fork. In a large bowl, toss them with the oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place the potatoes directly on the top rack, and place a baking sheet or a piece of foil on the middle rack to catch drips. Bake for about 1 hour, until the skin is crisp and potatoes offer no resistance when a knife is inserted in their centers. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Slice the top third lengthwise off the potatoes. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving 1/4-inch border of potato on the skin, and transfer the flesh to a medium bowl. Scrape the potato tops of all flesh, and add the flesh to the bowl. Place the bottoms on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Snack on the tops - chef's treat - or discard.)
• Mash the potato flesh with a fork or potato masher. Add the butter, and stir until smooth (try not to overwork). Add the milk, sour cream and cheese and stir to combine. (If you want the filling softer, add more milk.) Season generously with salt and pepper. Stir in the chives, if using.
• Mound each potato skin with a quarter of the filling. Bake the potatoes until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

ULTIMATE TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl; save skins. To the potato flesh add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 the green onions. Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
• Bake for another 15 minutes.