Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, double baked potatoes. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Choose russet potatoes because their flesh is starchy and will whip up to be nice and fluffy. Twice Baked Potatoes are basically a way to eat mashed potatoes in a cute little potato boat. I love Baked Potatoes topped with all the toppings, sour cream, bacon and cheese… so naturally I love these stuffed baked potatoes too!

Double baked potatoes is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Double baked potatoes is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have double baked potatoes using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Double baked potatoes:

1. Prepare 2 large potatoes
2. Get 2 tsp vegetable oil
3. Prepare 3 tbsp butter
4. Prepare 1 tbsp minced green onion
5. Make ready to taste salt and freshly ground black pepper
6. Take 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
7. Make ready 1/2 cup shredded white Cheddar cheese
8. Take 1/2 cup heavy cream
9. Get 1 egg yolk
10. Take 1 tbsp butter, melted

Using a handheld masher, mash the potato pulp until smooth. See a terrific technique for making tasty twice-baked potatoes. Make classic, stuffed, twice-baked potatoes for a vegetarian main course or a side dish for a steakhouse-style dinner. They are basically loaded mashed potatoes stuffed in crispy baked potato shells.

Instructions to make Double baked potatoes:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
2. Rub potatoes with vegetable oil and place on the prepared baking sheet
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a paring knife easily inserts into the center of a potato, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool until easy to handle, about 10 minutes.
4. Cut 1/3 off each potato lengthwise. Scoop flesh from each potato to within about 1/8-inch of the skins. Transfer flesh to a bowl.
5. Combine potato flesh with butter and green onion; stir until butter is melted evenly into potato. Add salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and cheese; stir until cheese is melted. Pour cream and egg yolk into potato mixture; mix to combine. Season with salt to taste.
6. Fill each potato with an equal amount of cheese mixture. Gently press the surface of the filling with a fork to create texture. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with paprika.
7. Bake stuffed potatoes until cheese is molten, 20 to 30 minutes.

They are so filling they are almost a meal on their own. These stuffed potatoes take a little time and energy. Although most of the work to make these twice baked potatoes is hands off, it does end up being rather time-consuming for a weeknight. To break up the work, you can roast, mash, and stuff your potatoes up to three days ahead and refrigerate them in an air-tight container for up to three days. For twice baked loaded potatoes, we like to use a starchy potato.

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