Twice baked potatoes--Muy delicious!!

I love to hunt for recipes online and try them out. I usually choose the recipes that has really good pictures. I guess I am shallow that way. But I do think that if you want to eat food, you gotta eat something that are pleasing to look at! Anyways, today I bring to you a very very easy recipe. It's actually a recipe from Pioneer Women's site. I am sure some of you know about her cookbook. She has some really good recipes on her site that just look so mouth-watering.

I love potatoes! Everytime I hear the word "potato," my mind goes to the scene in The Lord of The Rings when Gollum asked Sam, "What's tater, Precious? What's tater, eh?" and Sam goes, "PO-TA-TO, boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in the stew." Sorry, I am dorky that way.

On to our recipe!

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1. 2 large potatoes (washed)

2. butter--1/2 stick or 1/2 cup

3. sour cream--1/4 cup

4. Real bacon bits (don't use the fake kind!!)-as much as you like!

5. spring onions--2 stalk(chopped)

6. salt- some

7. pepper- some

8. shredded cheddar cheese- 1/4 cup

Instructions:

• Wash, then place potatoes on a cookie sheet. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour, 15 minutes, making sure they’re sufficiently cooked through

• Slice the butter into small cubes and then put them in a mixing bowl. Add bacon bits and sour cream to the bowl as well.

• After the potatoes are done baking, cut them in halves. Potatoes are SO hot at this point so use a cloth to hold them. Scrap the potato with a large spoon into the mixing bowl. Be careful not to tear the shell. Leave a thin layer of potato in the shell.

• Use the potato masher and mashing the potatoes with other ingredients in the mixing bowl. You can mash until it's smooth or you can have a bit more texture or "lumps" if you like it that way.

• Add the cheese, salt, and green onions into the mixture. Mix them around.

• Then, begin scooping the mixture back into the potato shells Keep filling until the filling's all gone. After that, you can top the potatoes with some more cheese.

• Lastly, put them back in a 350-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the potato is warmed.