Twice Baked Potatoes

4-6 russet potatoes (scrubbed and rinsed)

Butter

Sour cream

¼ cup milk

½ cup shredded Jack cheese (or your favorite cheese)

Bacon (optional - we had leftover bacon from breakfast that I crumbled up)

Salt, pepper, parsley

Set the oven at 350 degrees. Once you have washed the potatoes pierce them with a knife a couple of times. Place the potatoes in the oven and bake until tender, about 45 minutes.

Once the potatoes are done wait for them to cool for about 10 minutes so they are easier to handle, but don’t let them cool off too much they are easier to work with when they are still warm.

Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop out the flesh and place in a bowl; leaving very little flesh on the skin. Place the potato skins on a baking sheet.

Now you are going to make mashed potatoes. Add the butter, milk, sour cream, cheese, bacon, salt, pepper, and parsley to the potatoes in the bowl. Mash thoroughly.

Take each potato skin and fill with the potatoes, placing them back on the baking sheet and return to the oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

(This is where I would have placed a picture of the potatoes after they came out of the oven, but we ate them before I could take the picture)

Serve topped with sour cream as an appetizer or as a side dish. Enjoy!