Appetizers, Party

Baked Tater Skins

  • Small Baking potatos
  • 1/4 cup Butter or margarine
  • 1/4 teaspoon Paprika
  • Pinch Pepper

    • Preheat oven to 400º. Scrub potatoes, pat dry, and rub skins lightly with a little bit of butter. Pierce potatoes in several places with a fork. Bake potatoes until tender when pierced (about 45 minutes to 1 hour). When cool enough to handle, cut in halves lengthwise and scoop out potato, leaving a thin shell about 1/8 inch thick. Reserve potato for other dishs. Place skins on a baking sheet. Melt butter in a small pan with paprika andwhite pepper. Stir. Brush insides of potato skins with butter mixture. Bake potato skins until crisp and golden (18 to 20 minutes).

    Extras: for variety, try adding grated cheese, crumbled bacon, green onion or chives.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Pamela Dunklebarger of Delta Jct. Alaska. 

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