Jacket Potato The Old Fashioned Recipe By Tasty Food

CLASSIC JACKET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub the olive oil over the potatoes and put on the top shelf of the oven. Bake for 20 mins.
• Turn down the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and bake for 45 mins-1 hr until the skin is crisp and the flesh soft.
• Cut a cross on top of each potato, squeeze the sides, add the soured cream and your favourite toppings.

JACKET POTATO: THE TRADITIONAL RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Thoroughly clean and dry potatoes. Slice in half lengthwise. Spray potatoes liberally with cooking spray season with salt. Place potatoes cut side down on prepared baking sheet.
• Roast potatoes for 30 minutes or until the skin is crispy and the center is tender. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
• Spoon the flesh out of the potato leaving a ¼ inch (½ cm) border of potato in the skin. Place flesh in a bowl and set the skin aside.
• To the bowl with the scooped out potato, add milk or stock and stir until smooth. Spoon seasoned potato back into the skins.
• Top with bacon, drizzle with sour cream, and garnish with green onion, to taste.
• Enjoy!

JACKET POTATO: THE CANADIAN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Thoroughly clean and dry potatoes. Slice in half lengthwise. Spray potatoes liberally with cooking spray season with salt. Place potatoes cut side down on prepared baking sheet.
• Roast potatoes for 30 minutes or until the skin is crispy and the center is tender. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
• Spoon the flesh out of the potato leaving a ¼ inch (½ cm) border of potato in the skin. Place flesh in a bowl and set the skin aside.
• To the bowl with the scooped out potato, add maple syrup or cinnamon butter and stir until smooth. Spoon seasoned potato back into the skins.
• Top with maple bacon, a scoop of ice cream, and garnish with chocolate chips, to taste.
• Enjoy!

TWICE BAKED POTATOES (STUFFED JACKET POTATOES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C / 430°F (200°C fan). Place a rack on a tray (recommended but not critical).
• Prick potatoes: Wash, scrub and dry potatoes well. Prick each potato 8 times with a fork.
• Oil and salt: Put potatoes in a bowl, pour over oil and rub onto potatoes. Then sprinkle over salt and use your hands to coat. (Just do this as best you can. Some will stick, much will not!)
• Bake: Place potatoes on rack and bake for 75 minutes or until you can pierce with a small knife with no resistance.
• Cook bacon: Place bacon in a cold non-stick pan over medium heat. When the fat starts to melt, turn the heat up to high and cook bacon until golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Heat butter and cream: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Then add cream and heat until hot, but don't let it boil. (You could also do this in a microwave)
• Lower oven: Turn oven down to 200°C / 390°F (180°C fan).
• Scoop out potato flesh: Allow potatoes to cool enough so you can handle them (or use a tea towel). Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out potato flesh, leaving 0.7cm (1/3") thick layer of potato still stuck to skin.
• Mash potato: Place potato flesh in a bowl and mash while hot until smooth.
• Add-ins: Add half the cheese (save the rest for topping), most of the bacon (save a bit for garnish), all the green onion, hot cream and butter, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Stuff and top with cheese: Fill potato skins with the mashed potato mixture. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake: Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is melted, golden and bubbly.
• Serve: Serve immediately, garnish with sour cream, reserved bacon and chives.

PERFECT JACKET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub a little oil and seasoning over the potatoes, then bake on a baking sheet for 25 mins. Turn down the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and bake for 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins more until the flesh is tender and the skin crisp and golden. For a quicker option, prick a potato with a fork. Wrap in a sheet of kitchen paper and microwave on High for 8-10 mins until soft inside. For crisp skin, rub with a little oil, then flash under a hot grill, turning often. To serve, slice a cross in the centre, squeeze the base to 'pop' the top, then choose your favourite filling.
• For the salmon and soft cheese filling, mix 50g light soft cheese with a squeeze lemon juice and seasoning. Pile into a jacket potato and flake 1 hot-smoked salmon fillet on top. Sprinkle with 1 heaped tsp capers and a little lemon zest.

CRISPY JACKET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Drizzle potatoes with a thin layer of oil. Sprinkle on sea salt and about 1/2 as much lemon-pepper seasoning. Wrap each potato in a square of foil, then wrap with a second square. Place foil-wrapped potatoes in a glass or ceramic baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the skins are crisp and the flesh is soft, 60 to 90 minutes.

QUICK & EASY TASTY JACKET POTATOES

Steps:

• start by washing & then pricking your potato with a fork or knife.
• pat the potato dry with a piece of kitchen towell & then microwave on high heat for 4-5 minutes approx' - depending on the size of the potato & wattage of your microwave.
• in the meantime, take a sheet of kitchen foil & place a large knob of butter in the middle.
• finely chop the garlic & onion & sprinkle half of each on top of the butter in the middle of the foil.
• place the potato on top of the butter, onion & garlic, then repeat on top of the potato - butter, garlic & onion. season if desired then wrap up tightly.
• place in a pre-heated oven for 1 hour approx' or until the potato is thoroughly cooked.
• when done, slice open, mash more butter into the potato, add the onions onto the potato & grate a generous amount of cheese over the top. season to taste if desired.
• serve with whatever takes your fancy at the time -- delicious! -- .