Special Twice Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 idaho potatoes (i.e., baking potatoes)
• 1 chopped onion
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• milk

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes, dry and pierce.
• 2 bake at 450 degrees for about 1 hour on rack w/o foil (or cook in the microwave).
• 3 melt butter and saute onion until clear and tender.
• 4 halve potatoes lengthwise.
• 5 scoop out the pulp leaving shells intact.
• 6 mash potatoes; add red pepper, salt, black pepper, butter, onion and cheese.
• 7 beat in enough milk for fluffy consistency.
• 8 fill 6 to 8 of the shells. pile high and score tops with a fork.
• 9 bake in hot oven until tops are lightly brown.