Name: Twice-Baked Potatoes
Yield: Serves 4 to 8
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon, cooked and chopped (optional); ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional); Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 4 to 6 tablespoons/60 to 90 grams unsalted butter; ½ cup/60 grams shredded cheddar cheese; 3 scallions, thinly sliced, some chopped greens reserved for garnish; 2 large russet potatoes, well washed

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From Scratch

By Michael Ruhlman

Published 2019

About

Twice-baked potatoes are the same as regular baked potatoes, but the flesh is removed and mashed with butter and other ingredients as you wish (use your imagination; anything you might put in an omelet will work in a potato), then stuffed back into the skins and baked. These are a great do-ahead style of potato when you’re feeding a lot of people; they also make a satisfying meal for one or two.