I am a major fan of twice baked potatoes...and this is a good recipe. I did do a lot to change things up. I use shredded cheddar instead of american and I add some cream cheese to it. They come out very creamy and they taste great. Definately need to add salt and pepper to taste. This is definately a favorite at our house.
This is a very good basic recipe. I'd only add: Spice the potatos up well according to what you like. Cook one extra smaller potato for every 2 you make so you have lots of stuffing. If you 1st bake the potatos in foil, retain the foil and roll into a U shaped strip to hold the potato halves steady for the 2nd bake.
I used the american cheese slices and melted them seperate from the melted butter. Mixed the cheese butter sour cream in with the potatoes and added a dash of bacon bits and a couple TBLS minced green onions. The "scooping" stinks - I have yet to master it with 100% success but very good and went great with dinner.
This was a hit with my boyfriend!! I followed the recipe but I also added bacon shredded cheddar shredded mozzarella and some seasonings!
I always cheat and use microwave potatoes that I scoop out and then bake in the oven. For the inside I add some garlic powder onion powder and mustard powder. I always use cheddar cheese or sharp cheese. You can substitue milk if you don't have sour cream. Be sure to sprinkle a little bit of paprika on top before baking. These are always a big hit.
I really thoght that this recipe sounded great but I was definatly dissapointed.
I added shreded cheddar cheese and crumpled fried bacon! it was GREAT!! Next time I think I will add a dash of garlic salt for extra kick!!:0)
I would recommend cheddar rather than american slices. I don't find that they melt very well. Plus with the cheddar you can shred it and just throw it in the potato mixture while mashing.
very good and it goes with everything. My children are not very big on potatoes but they loved these. They beg me to make them.