Best Twice Baked Potatoes With Buttermilk Recipes

TWICE BAKED POTATOES RECIPE (BEST EVER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Place a cooking rack over a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Lightly rub each potato with oil and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the potatoes, evenly spaced, on the rack over the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake the potatoes to an internal temperature of 209°F or until fork tender (45 minutes-1 hour).
• Remove the potatoes from the oven, and leave the oven on.
• Once the potatoes have cooled on the rack 10 minutes, cut the potatoes in half crosswise. Leave a 1/8 inch-¼-inch thickness of flesh in each shell, and carefully scoop out the potato flesh into a medium-large mixing bowl.
• Transfer the potato shells back to the prepared baking sheet and cook at 400°F for 10 minutes (this is so the shells can crisp a little and hold their shape after filling).
• While the shells cook, mash together half the cheese, sour cream, buttermilk, half the butter, half the scallions, and half the bacon lardons with the baked potato flesh until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and mix together.
• Transfer shells from the oven and set the oven to broil. Fill the potato shells, mounding in the middle, with the mashed potato mixture and top with remaining cheese, scallions, bacon lardons, and butter.
• Broil until the cheese has melted and the potatoes are spotty brown and little crispy on top, approximately 5-10 minutes. Watch closely.
• Allow the potatoes to cool 10 minutes and serve.
• Enjoy!

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes directly on the rack in the center of the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Pierce each potato in a couple spots with a fork and continue to bake until tender, about 30 minutes more. Remove potatoes from the oven, and turn the heat down to 375 degrees F.
• Hold the potato with an oven-mit or towel, trim off the top of the potatoes to make a canoe-like shape. Reserve the tops. Carefully scoop out most of the potato into a bowl. Take care to leave enough potato in the skin so the shells stay together. Mash the potato lightly with fork along with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the butter and sour cream. Stir in the scallion, nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Season the skins with salt and pepper. Refill the shells with the potato mixture mounding it slightly. Sprinkle the cheese on top of the potato filling. Brush the reserved top with the remaining butter and season with salt and pepper.
• Set the potatoes and lids on a baking sheet, and bake until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
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TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Position racks in the top and middle of the oven, and heat oven to 400 degrees. Take the butter out of the refrigerator to soften. Scrub the potatoes clean and pat them dry. Poke holes all over them with a fork. In a large bowl, toss them with the oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place the potatoes directly on the top rack, and place a baking sheet or a piece of foil on the middle rack to catch drips. Bake for about 1 hour, until the skin is crisp and potatoes offer no resistance when a knife is inserted in their centers. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Slice the top third lengthwise off the potatoes. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving 1/4-inch border of potato on the skin, and transfer the flesh to a medium bowl. Scrape the potato tops of all flesh, and add the flesh to the bowl. Place the bottoms on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Snack on the tops - chef's treat - or discard.)
• Mash the potato flesh with a fork or potato masher. Add the butter, and stir until smooth (try not to overwork). Add the milk, sour cream and cheese and stir to combine. (If you want the filling softer, add more milk.) Season generously with salt and pepper. Stir in the chives, if using.
• Mound each potato skin with a quarter of the filling. Bake the potatoes until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Gently scrub potatoes, but do not peel. Pierce potatoes several times with a fork to allow steam to escape while potatoes bake.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced in center with a fork.
• When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut lengthwise in half; scoop out inside, leaving a thin shell. In medium bowl, mash potatoes with potato masher or electric mixer on low speed until no lumps remain. Add milk in small amounts, beating after each addition with potato masher or electric mixer on low speed (amount of milk needed to make potatoes smooth and fluffy depends on kind of potatoes used).
• Add butter, salt and pepper; beat vigorously until potatoes are light and fluffy. Stir in cheese and chives. Fill potato shells with mashed potato mixture. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Increase oven temperature to 400°F. Bake about 20 minutes or until hot.

HIDDEN VALLEY® RANCH TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place potatoes on a large baking sheet. Bake potatoes for 1 to 1 ½ hours until done. Let cool 10-15 minutes.
• Slice potatoes in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, carefully scoop out flesh leaving ¼-inch of potato on the skins. Return potato skins to baking sheet and set aside.
• In a large bowl blend the following ingredients until well blended and creamy: Cooled potato flesh, 1 tablespoon Hidden Valley® Buttermilk Recipe Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix, ½ cup sour cream. 4 tablespoons butter softened, ½ teaspoon garlic minced, ½ cup grated cheese, ¾ cup buttermilk, Pinch of black pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings, if needed.
• Fill skins with creamy mixture, then top with remaining ¼ cup cheese, green onions and bacon bits. Lightly sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake filled skins until hot and cheese is melted, about 15-20 minutes.
• Top with Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing, if desired. Tips: Prepare potatoes and let cool. Wrap each potato in Glad® Press'n Seal® and place in a Glad® Freezer Zipper Bag. Freeze for use at another time. To cook frozen potatoes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Place potatoes on baking sheet and loosely cover with aluminum foil. Bake about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or more until potatoes are hot, let cool then fill as above.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH BUTTERMILK

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Place well scrubbed potatoes and squash halves (cut side down) on a cookie sheet and bake for 50-60 minutes.
• Cut potatoes in half and scoop out the white flesh into a large bowl leaving a small amount against the skin. Reserve skins for later.
• Scoop the soft cooked flesh of the squash into the bowl with the potatoes.
• Mash (not whip) the potato and squash until blended. Add in the butter and stir until melted. Add the buttermilk, chives and Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Set oven to broil.
• Take the reserved potato skins and place them on another baking sheet. Fill skins with the squash-potato mixture. Place pan under the broiler and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until the tops of the stuffed potatoes begin to brown.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the canola oil and bake for 1 hour, making sure they're sufficiently cooked through.
• Slice the butter into pats. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F.
• With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to tear the shell. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the hollowed out potato shells on a baking sheet.
• Smash the potatoes into the butter, bacon and sour cream. Add the cheese, milk, seasoned salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well. (IMPORTANT: If you plan to freeze the twice-baked potatoes, do NOT add the green onions.)
• Fill the potato shells with the filling. I like to fill the shells so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes.