Pete's Food Blog

11. Mar, 2022

Next level baked potatoes

Ingredients:

2 medium sized baking potatoes - well scrubbed and dried.

60 g stilton, gorgonzola or other blue cheese - crumbled

25g butter

1½ tbl olive oil

3 tbl double cream

Optional 20 g roughly chopped walnuts

Salt and pepper

Method:

Deeply prick the potatoes with a fork and bake at 200°C for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl, use a knife to combine the cheese and butter and a good amount of freshly ground pepper.

When the potatoes are ready, cut in halves and using a teatowel to hold them, spoon out the flesh into the bowl with the cheese/butter. Thoroughly combine using a fork, then mix in the cream.

Brush the inside of the potato skins with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and bake for 8 minutes until crisp.

Spoon the filling into the crispy skins and bake for a further 15 minutes until golden.

Serve with coleslaw, chutney or sauerkraut.