Double Baked Potato

Ingredients

• Serves 4
• 4 medium potatoes
• 4 slices bacon, crisp and crumbled (for a vegetarian option: top with diced green onion instead).
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup milk (or milk alternative like original almond, or rice milk works too)
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Bake the potatoes until done (ie. you can put a fork into them easily).
3. Allow to cool a bit.
4. Slice about a 1" strip of the skin off the top of each potato.
5. Carefully scoop out the pulp, placing in a large bowl, and leaving potato shells intact.
6. Mash the potato pulp along with the butter.
7. Add milk, sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper; combining well.
8. Spoon the mixture back into the potato shells, piling high.
9. Top with the crumbled bacon (or green onion).
10. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
11. Let cool for 3-4 minutes befor serving as potatoes get very hot!