Bake Potato a How To
A simple, easy and delicious baked potato recipe that anyone can handle!
Easy baked potato recipe
Simple ingriedients
You would be surprised at how many people want to know how to bake a potato. It seems that this would not be such a hard task. Many of us though have had them come out not done enough, or to mushy. Here is an easy how to bake a potato recipe for you.
4 lg Potatoes
Butter or margarine
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Scrub potatoes well under cold running water. Dry thoroughly with paper towels. With fork, prick skins over entire surface. (Brush potatoes with salad oil if you like skins soft after baking. )
3. Place potatoes on oven rack; bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until easily pierced with fork or soft when squeezed.
4. Slash an X on top of each potato. Then, holding potato with pot holders, squeeze ends so steam can escape and potato puffs up.
5. Add a pat of butter to each; sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
6. Makes 4 servings.
Recipe From: McCall's, April 1982 Joan Johnson
How to Bake a Potato
4 lg Potatoes
Butter or margarine
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Scrub potatoes well under cold running water. Dry thoroughly with paper towels. With fork, prick skins over entire surface. (Brush potatoes with salad oil if you like skins soft after baking. )
3. Place potatoes on oven rack; bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until easily pierced with fork or soft when squeezed.
4. Slash an X on top of each potato. Then, holding potato with pot holders, squeeze ends so steam can escape and potato puffs up.
5. Add a pat of butter to each; sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
6. Makes 4 servings.
Recipe From: McCall's, April 1982 Joan Johnson
How to Bake a Potato
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