Mahnke Family Recipes- Double Baked Potatoes

4 medium6.0 medium8 medium12 medium baking potatoes4 medium baking potatoes
¹⁄₄ c³⁄₈ c¹⁄₂ c³⁄₄ c chopped onions (or chives)¹⁄₄ c chopped onions (or chives)
1 c / 250 g1 ¹⁄₂ c / 375.0 g2 c / 500 g3 c / 750 g sour cream1 c / 250 g sour cream
¹⁄₂ t³⁄₄ t1.0 t1 ¹⁄₂ t black pepper¹⁄₂ t black pepper
¹⁄₂ t / 3 g³⁄₄ t / 4.5 g1.0 t / 6 g1 ¹⁄₂ t / 9 g salt¹⁄₂ t / 3 g salt
4 rashers6.0 rashers8 rashers12 rashers bacon (streaky)4 rashers bacon (streaky)
4 T / 12 g6.0 T / 18.0 g8 T / 24 g12 T / 36 g parmesan cheese4 T / 12 g parmesan cheese
2 T / 28 g3.0 T / 42.0 g4 T / 56 g6 T / 84 g butter2 T / 28 g butter

You can can prepare ahead and even freeze these for a few months.

prick with a knife and bake the potatoes in a 400F/200C oven for approximately 1 hour
fry the bacon until crispy
sauté onions until soft
cut cooled, but warm potatoes in half
scoop out insides with a spoon, protecting the skins
place skins in baking dish
mash potatoes with butter, sour cream, crumbled bacon and onions
fry potato mash until warmed through (about 15 minutes)
put mash mix back in the potato skins
sprinkle Parmesan over the top (some paprika as well is traditional)
dot with extra butter if desired
bake in 350F/180C oven for 30 minutes

4-6 people

2 hours

30 minutes

Almut Haswell

Mahnke Family Recipes