Serves 6
- 6 baking potatoes
- 1 3-oz pkg cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup butter
- dash of paprika for each potato
Special Equipment
- 6-cup muffin pan
About Twice Baked Potatoes
A great do-ahead side dish, these potatoes are in demand at Bea's house. The insides are buttery and delicious and the skins are tasty and good for you too. You can make these a day ahead of time and keep them in the refrigerator, then just warm them in the oven. Comfort food at its best.
About Bea Viera
Bea is the mother of 7 children. Can't think of a better test kitchen than hers. She has perfected many delicious recipes, some of which she has been kind enough to share with how2heroes. Bea is also somewhat of a prodigy. She paints and plays the piano and guitar beautifully, having had little-to-no training. She is a true Renaissance woman and an inspiration to us all.
Recipe
Ingredients
How-to
- Preheat oven to 425º
- Prick potatoes with a fork and bake in the oven at 425º for 50 minutes
- Remove potatoes from the oven and make lengthwise and crosswise cuts on top, gently fold back flaps and scoop out the inside meat of the potato (important to do this while the potatoes are hot)
- Mash potatoes thoroughly
- Add softened cream cheese, milk, salt and butter to the hot potatoes and blend thoroughly
- With a spoon, stuff potato skins with the mixture, sprinkle with paprika, wrap in foil, place each potato in a section of a muffin tin and return to the oven for about 5 minutes or until tops are brown
- Remove potatoes from the muffin tin, serve and enjoy
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I showed this recipe to my mom on Christmas Eve and we tried it. The family loved it. My mom said she never would have thought to add Cream Cheese but it adds so much to it. (Dec 30, 2008 10:52:54 AM)
i made these on thanksgiving. thanks bea. they were a huge crowd pleaser. i used mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese and put some fresh finely chopped rosemary in there too. i think you basically can't go wrong with this one! (Nov 29, 2008 5:15:32 PM)
I could make a meal out of these potatoes. So good the day you make them and the next day too. I like vegetables served in their skins - it's like a built-in container. Bea rocks! (Nov 8, 2008 10:20:46 PM)