4 baking potatoes
3 green onions, sliced
2 Tablespoons butter or margerine
1/2 cup milk or half and half, hot
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash of: black pepper
nutmeg
paprika
4 slices bacon
2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons grated sharp Cheddar cheese
Wash potatoes and pat dry.
Prick each potato with a fork in several places.
Bake potatoes on a rack at 400 degrees F. for about 1 hour, or until done.
Cool for a few minutes. Meanwhile fry the bacon until crisp. Crumble.
Cut a thin slice from top of each potato.
Scoop out pulp, and place in a bowl.
Mash the potato pulp with the hot milk or half and half until fluffy.
Beat in the butter and the green onion. Add seasonings.
Add crumbled bacon to potato mixture.
Spoon potato mixture back into shells. Sprinkle with both cheeses.
Place potatoes on baking sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees F. until potatoes are piping hot
and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
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