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alton brown baked potato

Alton Brown Baked Potato Recipe

Alton Brown Baked Potato is a delicious and filling side dish that is super easy and fun to make. These bakes potatoes are far from blunt since we make them the Alton Brown style which is versatile and bursting with flavors.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 223 kcal
Equipment
  • baking sheet
Ingredients
  
  • 4 medium-sized Russet potato
  • 2 tbsp butter 
  • Sour cream
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
  • Scallions or green onion
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper
Instructions
 
  • Preheat and over to 350 and position the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Then line the baking sheet with a piece of aluminum foil. 
  • Wash potato under cold running water with a stiff brush. Dry them thoroughly on a paper towel and poke 12 small holes over each potato with a fork. It helps excess moisture drain.
  • Rub each potato with butter generously and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the potatoes on the hot baking sheet, but make sure they are on the middle rack.
  • Bake for about an hour and 15 minutes until the potato skin gets crispy golden brown, and the insides are tender. 
  • Take the potatoes out of the oven and cut a small slit into one end of each potato to create a dotted line on the potato tops. 
    Then pierce through the potato at intervals using a pairing knife until you reach the bottom. 
  • Serve it immediately with optional toppings, like sour cream, butter, shredded cheddar cheese, cream cheese, bacon bits, or green onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 44.26gProtein: 5.24gFat: 3.5gSaturated Fat: 0.31gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.11gPotassium: 1021.58mgFiber: 3.18gSugar: 1.52gVitamin C: 13.96mgCalcium: 32.19mgIron: 2.11mg
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