Best Twice-baked Potatoes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium potatoes
• 1/2 cup sour cream (i use fat-free and no one knows the difference!)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 slices bacon, crisp and crumbled (or 1 c. real bacon bits)

Recipe

• 1 microwave (or bake in oven at 400 for 1hr) the potatoes until done.
• 2 allow to cool a bit.
• 3 slice about a 1" strip of the skin off the top of each potato.
• 4 carefully scoop out the pulp, placing in a large bowl, and leaving potato shells intact.
• 5 mash the potato pulp along with the margarine.
• 6 add milk, sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper; combining well.
• 7 spoon the mixture back into the potato shells, piling high.
• 8 top with the crumbled bacon or bacon bits.
• 9 bake at 400 for 15 minutes.