How to Make Double Baked Potatoes

How to make a delicious, easy, complete meal.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• large baking potatoes
• salt
• pepper
• sour cream
• cheese
• onions
• bacon
• broccoli

1. Preheat the oven to 375-400 degrees.
   
   400 will cook faster, 375 will come out better.
2. Wash the potatoes. Scrub them lightly with a sponge--you don't want to scrub the skins off but you want to make sure they aren't dirty!
3. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and cook until done. Allow around 45 minutes. You can check if they are done by poking a hole in a potato with a fork, knife, or toothpick. It should go in fairly easily.
4. Cut the tops off of the potatoes and scoop the insides into a bowl. Keep the skins!
5. Mash the potatoes in the bowl and add ingredients. It is up to you what you want to add (the ingredients listed are just suggestions) and how much you want to add.
   
   Salt gives the potatoes a good flavor, but remember not to add too much. People can always add more salt afterwards.
   
   For sour cream, about 1 cup for every 3 potatoes works nicely. It is really up to you, though.
6. Scoop the mashed potatoes back into the potato skins. You can put the potatoes back in the oven for a few minutes to melt the cheese, heat them up, etc.
7. Serve and enjoy!