Twice-baked Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 medium baking potatoes
• 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2 teaspoons green onions, sliced
• milk
• 1 paprika (optional)

Recipe

• 1 scrub baking potatoes with a brush.
• 2 prick with a fork in several places.
• 3 place potatoes in a shallow baking dish.
• 4 micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 6 to 8 minutes or till potatoes are tender.
• 5 cut a lengthwise slice from the top of each potato.
• 6 discard the skin from the lengthwise slices, place the potato portions from the lengthwise slices in a mixing bowl.
• 7 scoop out the insides of the potatoes leaving two 1/4-inch thick shells; reserve the shells.
• 8 add the insides of the potatoes to the mixing bowl containing the potato portions from the top slices; mash.
• 9 stir in shredded cheddar cheese, butter or margarine and sliced green onion.
• 10 beat in enough milk to give the mixture a stiff consistency.
• 11 season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 12 pile the mashed potato mixture into the reserved potato shells.
• 13 return to the shallow baking dish.
• 14 micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till potato mixture is heated through.
• 15 sprinkle with paprika, if desired.