Name: Your Basic Baked Potato
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 medium white potatoes; shortening (optional)

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Recipe by Little Old Me

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Your Basic Baked Potato created by lazyme

Another fabulous basic! Tastes great topped with sour cream, butter, & salt. (Though I am sure there are some fabulous low fat alternatives on this site! *W*)

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ingredients

6 medium white potatoes
shortening (optional)

directions

Scrub potatoes with water (Do not peel.).
Rub with shortening to soften up skins (If you want, optional).
Wrap in aluminum foil.
Bake at 375* 1- 1 1/2 hours.
OR Pierce potatoes with a fork to allow steam to escape.
Arrange an inch apart in circle shape on a paper towel.
Microwave 12- 15 minutes.

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"Another fabulous basic! Tastes great topped with sour cream, butter, & salt. (Though I am sure there are some fabulous low fat alternatives on this site! *W*)"

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review by Sharbear23

1/11/2014

I did the microwave method and it came out great! Thanks for posting!

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photo by lazyme

12/6/2010

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review by lazyme

12/5/2010

Great simple potato. I microwaved mine and it came out nice and fluffy. Thanks Little Old Me for a nice keeper. Made for Cookbook Tag.

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review by bricookie55

1/16/2008

Mmmmmmm, the perfect baked potato. I used the baking method as opposed to the microwave method and left off the shortening. Just pierced the potatoes with a fork, wrapped in foil, and popped them in the oven! Awesome!

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photo by lauralie41

1/10/2008

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