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Potato Dishes

Baked Jacket Potatoes (Pommes au Four)

Large potatoes scrubbed and baked on the oven racks for about an hour, then cut with a cross, squeezed open and filled with a knob of butter.

  • Serves 10
  • Oven-baked, about 1 hr
  • Vegetarian
  • British

Method

  1. Thoroughly wash and scrub the potatoes until perfectly clean.

  2. Place on the racks of a moderate oven (180°C (160°C fan)) and bake until cooked (approximately 1 hour).

  3. Remove from the oven, cut a cross through the skin on one side, squeeze to open and insert a little butter in the cavity. Serve immediately.

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See also

Shopping list for 10 portions

Fruit & veg

Dairy & eggs

Converted from the original Cookeryonline recipe card (No. 5).