Basic Baked Potatoes

Name: Basic Baked Potatoes
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 or more servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 or more oval baking potatoes; 1 teaspoon or more butter or vegetable oil

By Florence Fabricant

Total Time: 1 hour
Rating: 4(11)
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Ingredients

Yield:1 or more servings

1or more oval baking potatoes
1teaspoon or more butter or vegetable oil

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Step 2
Scrub the potatoes, dry them and, if desired, rub the skin of each with a teaspoon of butter or oil. Prick the skin of each potato in one or two places with a fork or with the point of a knife.
Step 3
Place the potatoes in the oven and bake 45 minutes to an hour, until the potato offers no resistance when a knife is inserted in the center.
Step 4
Remove the potatoes from the oven and serve at once, whole, or score the potato or potatoes with an X, squeeze the sides of the potato to force the X open and serve.