Twice Baked Potatoes

Twice Baked Potatoes

Such Versatility, Just Add Your Favorite Toppings!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour 25 minutes +

Ingredients

8 Russet Potatoes + 5 additional potatoes (same size)

1 1/2 sticks of butter

1/2 cup sour cream

1 cup heavy cream

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder 

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Sheet tray

Large mixing bowl

Electric hand mixer

Piping bag, large star tip

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F. Wash and dry potatoes and pierce with fork a few times around the potatoes. Place potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, depending on the size of the potatoes, just pierce one with a knife in the center to see if it cooked through. Remove from oven and with oven glove on, slice length of potato, scoop inside of potato and place in a large mixing bowl, leave enough of a rim around the potatoes for support. The five additional potatoes are used for additional filling only, to bulk up the amount in each Twice baked potato.  In the mixing bowl with the potatoes, add the rest of the ingredients, with the electric hand mixer, whip on high until smooth, adjust seasoning too taste. Place whipped potatoes in a piping bag and pipe in potatoes in cavity of the potato halves.  Place back on sheet pan and re-bake in oven for 25 minutes at same temperature until golden brown. Add any topping you prefer, like Ex; cheese, bacon, pulled pork, chicken, chives, ground beef.