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Twice Baked Potatoes 1 potato for each person plus one extra for filling. Choose nice, big, baking potatoes the kind you buy loose in the bin, not the bags of small potatoes. You want a nice big "boat" to fill with potato! To make enough for 4 people: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rub potatoes with vegetable oil, poke holes in them with a fork and bake in the oven for an hour. Remove and set aside to cook slightly. Warm Half and Half and butter in a saucepan until butter is melted, do not boil, add a couple of splashes of Tabasco and salt and pepper. With a sharp knife cut potatoes in half and carefully scoop out the contents being careful not to tear skins. Save the skins. Take the bowl of potatoes and mash with a potato masher while slowly adding warm half and half. Whip with a mixer as you would mashed potatoes but don't over whip. Mix in cheese and sour cream. Fill the potato shells with the mixture. 5 potatoes will yield 8 nicely filled half shells. Sprinkle lightly with Paprika. The steps above can be done the day before to save time and then place the filled shells on a baking sheet and cover with foil until ready to reheat. Heat in a 350 degree oven for about 15 to 20 minutes until warm.
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