Fpl'S Twice-Baked Potatoes

• 4 large baking potatoes
• 1 pack bacon
• 8 stalks scallions (or chives)
• 1 shallot (or full bulb of roasted garlic)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tbl butter
• 1 cup grated cheese (guyere, havarti, or sharp cheddar. what do you have in the fridge?)
• Fresh ground salt & pepper
• pinch of nutmeg
• olive oil
• truffle oil

1. * wash and dry potatoes.
2. * bake potatoes 20 min @400
3. * remove potatoes, prick with fork or knife, brush lightly with olive oil, lower temp to 350, and bake another 30 min or until tender all the way through.
4. * chop & carmelize shallots in a pan.
5. * fry and chop up bacon.
6. * remove potatoes, cut in half. scoop out insides of potatoes, leaving about 1/4 inch of potatoes on the skin.
7. * lightly brush insides of potatoes with truffle oil(or olive oil), place on baking sheet, place back in oven.
8. * in a large mixing bowl, combine scooped out potatoes, sour cream, and milk and whip until completely smooth.
9. * combine whipped potatoes with cheese, scallions, shallots, and bacon. season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
10. * remove potatoe boats from oven, and fill with whipped concoction.
11. * increase oven temp to 400 and bake another 20 mins, or until the top browns.

baking potatoes, pack bacon, stalks scallions, shallot, sour cream, milk, butter, grated cheese, fresh ground salt, nutmeg, olive oil, truffle oil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/fpls-twice-baked-potatoes-50125684 (may not work)