Crisp baked potatoes

Crisp baked potatoes

By Emma Lewis
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Prep: 5 mins Cook: 1 hr, 20 mins

Easy

Serves 8
Crisp-skinned, fluffy-fleshed jackets are a cheap and cheerful way to feed a crowd - great with beans and sausages

Nutrition and extra info

  • Vegetarian

Nutrition:

  • kcal254
  • fat9g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs40g
  • sugars3g
  • fibre3g
  • protein6g
  • salt0.08g
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Ingredients

  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 8 large baking potato
  • 300ml pot soured cream

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Rub a little oil over each potato and put on the top shelf of the oven. Bake for 20 mins, then turn down the oven to 190C/170C fan/ gas 5 and bake for 45 mins-1 hr more until the skin is crisp and the flesh soft. Remove from the oven. Make a cross in the centre of each potato, dollop over the soured cream and serve.

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Comments (3)

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nicola25258th Nov, 2011
5

Baked these potatoes for a bonfire party. Followed the method exactly and was told by various guests that these were the best jacket potatoes they had ever had. Delious!

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fatface3rd Nov, 2011

It's much faster if you microwave the spud first and then rub it with oil - you only need 20 mins in the oven then :)

I love mine with cottage cheese and coleslaw

Questions (2)

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Baked Dragon5th Mar, 2015

Does anyone have a general guide on how long it takes to bake the potato? Is it always 1 hour? How much longer does it take for larger potatoes?

Tips (1)

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coinsins12th Aug, 2015

Secret to crispy-skinned baked potatoes! After baking for 1.5 hrs at 220°C or 200° fan, remove from oven and IMMEDIATELY cut open with sharp knife. This allows the steam to escape and keeps the skin crisp.j