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Cheesy Jacket Potatoes

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Ingredients

  • 4 large baking potatoes, scrubbed
  • 55g unsalted Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
  • 125ml sour cream
  • 50g shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese, divided
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method

How to make Cheesy Jacket Potatoes

1) Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas Mark 7.

2) Set the potatoes directly on the rack in the centre of the oven and bake until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and turn the heat down to 200C/Gas Mark 6.

3) Cut a slit in the top of the potatoes and carefully scoop out the flesh into a bowl, leaving the shells intact. Technique: Mash Crushing one or more ingredients to create a uniform purée that still has some body. You can mash using a mash and purée kit fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please Mash the potato lightly with a fork. Add the Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , sour cream, and 35g of the cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Refill the shells with the potato mixture mounding it slightly.

4) Set the potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake until heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining cheese and bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.