Carolyn’s Twice Baked Potato

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Twice baked potatoes are so easy and versatile. You can makethem high or low fat, they can be filledto the brim with ingredients or just lightly seasoned. Carolyn’s potato is abasic version that can become as gussied up as you like or left simply perfect.

The nutrition facts are at Calorie Count.

with black beans and tomatoes

Twice Baked Potato 
Ingredients:
1 baking potato1 T butter1/8 cup milk (approximate)1 clove garlic pressed1 t chives, mincedDash of paprika
Directions:
First bake: scrub thoroughly and bake the potato in a 350 oven until soft. Do not wrap in foil as this makes the skin too soft for twice baking.
Allow to cool a bit to make handling easier
Cut the potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the insidesleaving the shell intact. ]
Place the insides in a small bowl, thoroughly whip together with thebutter, garlic, and enough milk to make it fluffy but whipped - not flogged to an over-liquidy death. This can bedone with a fork, a by hand potato masher, or a mixer as is your choice.
Place the insides back inside the shells and put a dash ofpaprika on each half.
Return to the 350 oven to bake the second bake - until the potato is hot throughout andlightly browned.
Optional add-ins:
More butterPlain Yogurt in place of butterYour favorite chicken or veggie stock in place of butter ormilkpeasbits of cooked chopped broccolibits of cooked chopped asparagusCheese – mix it in to the potato insides and sprinkle someon top before it is baked the second time.White sauce or chicken gravy can be added both within and on the topBlack BeansBits of chopped tomatoBacon bitsbits of cooked chickenCooked barbecuePepperThymeYour favorite spices, veggies, or meats

First Bake Option:

You can nuke the potato for the first bake (some people do not like the taste of a nuked potato, others don't mind, so do what you like) - rinse, prick, and place between waxed paper  and nuke until softened. Cool a bit and then proceed with the mashing of ingredients.