Twice-Baked Potatoes are fancy enough for a holiday but simple enough for any family dinner. Top these potatoes with cheese and your favorite toppings for a delicious twist on baked potatoes.
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Ingredients
For the baked potatoes:
3large russet potatoeswashed and patted dry
2tablespoonsolive oil or melted unsalted butter
Sea salt
For the filling:
3cupsbaked potato flesh
3tablespoonsunsalted buttersoftened, cut into small pieces
3tablespoonssour cream
1egg yolk
2ozfinely grated sharp cheddar cheese
¼teaspoonsea salt
Black pepper to taste
Toppings:
Grated cheddar cheese
Cooked and crumbled bacon
Finely minced chives
Sour cream
Instructions
Bake the potatoes:
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Drizzle the olive oil or melted butter over the washed and dried potatoes. Sprinkle each potato generously with salt and massage to cover the entire surface of the potatoes.
Place the potatoes on a wire rack set over a baking sheet and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until a fork or skewer goes through the center of the potatoes with no resistance.
Make the filling:
Remove the potatoes from the oven and carefully cut in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, remove the flesh of the potatoes, leaving about ⅛ to ¼ inch of potato flesh all the way around the sides of the potatoes.
Run the scooped-out potato flesh through a potato ricer or food mill on the finest setting. Stir in the butter and sour cream, followed by the cheese and egg yolk. Add salt and black pepper to taste.
Transfer filling into a piping bag with a star tip and pipe the filling (or alternately, spoon the filling) into 4 of the hollowed-out potato halves.
Place the filled potato halves on a rimmed baking sheet and broil on high about 5 minutes or until the filling is golden brown. Watch carefully as it can go from golden brown to burnt very quickly under the broiler. If desired, sprinkle with additional grated cheese and return to the broiler for another 1-2 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Top as desired and serve.
Notes
If you don’t have a potato ricer or food mill, a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or a hand mixer will work. If you use this method, add the butter, sour cream, and cheese before whipping with the mixer until combined. Continue as above by stirring in the egg yolk by hand.
The texture of the final filling should resemble very, very smooth mashed potatoes, much like a potato mousse. Add additional sour cream if needed for flavor or to achieve this texture.
If you have any leftover filling after refilling the potato halves, spoon or pipe it into an oven-safe ramekin and cook with the potato halves.