Twice Baked Potatoes

My friend, Miriam, made these for me a while back and I immediately asked for the recipe. These are so delicious that you'll eat more than just one. One great thing about this recipe (besides the fact that it's absolutely delicious) is that it is so easy to make it your own. You could easily add bacon, chives, other cheeses or just about anything you like to these potatoes.

When you're baking these potatoes, there is no need to wrap them in foil. I just put them on a silicone baking mat. While the potatoes are baking, you can get out the cream cheese and butter so it can be soft when they potatoes are finished. After they are finished baking, do not wait too long before scooping them out and mixing the filling.

Once you've mixed the filling, it's time to fill the shells (the potato skins with just enough potato to give stability). I sometimes overfill the shells and have to throw away one of them. It's okay if you don't have enough to fill all the halves, just fill as many as you can. The paprika on top is, of course, optional and you can do anything you like. Recipes are only guidelines (things don't always have to be exact, unless maybe you're baking or making bread). Before you bake the potatoes the second time, you can refrigerate them and save the rest for later.  This makes it really easy to have them ready ahead of time and just do the final bake when you are ready to eat them. 

In the picture below, you'll see that I also prepared the Buffalo Style Chicken Cordon Blue to go with the potatoes.  It's a delicious recipe that I posted a while back. If you haven't seen it, you can also give that a try. I have since modified that recipe, however and I bake it now. I have posted an update on that post.

Buffalo Style Chicken Cordon Blue

Twice Baked Potatoes

4 baking potatoes

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

8 oz. sour cream

1 stick butter, softened

1 Tbs. mayo

Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Paprika

Bake Potatoes 75 minutes @ 400ºF.  Halve and scoop out potatoes – Leaving a stable shell.

In electric mixer, combine all but paprika. Spoon mixture into shells, sprinkle with paprika.  Bake 30 minutes @ 350ºF.  

As always, remember to comment, share and enjoy your Twice Baked Potatoes!!