So, I am finally coming to terms with loving my Air Fryer. Last week I was air frying sweet potatoes and this week it is regular potatoes. Bake Potatoes, or Jacket Potatoes as they are also known in the UK.
I can see where this machine is really going to come in handy this summer when the really hot temperatures hit. It will go a long ways towards helping to keep my kitchen cool. I love that it is the ideal size for cooking for an individual or a couple.
That also will help to keep the electricity bill in check. It costs a lot less to run an air fryer than it does to heat up a whole oven.
Potatoes cook beautifully in the air fryer. If you want a perfect baked potato you want to start off with the right kind of potato for the best results.
In my opinion that is a potato with a nice floury interior. Here in North America that is a russet potato. In the UK , a King Edward is ideal. You really don't want a waxy, new type of potato.
The skin is my favorite part of the baked potato so make sure you scrub your potatoes really well. A vegetable brush and running cold water does the perfect job.
Once you have them scrubbed however, make sure you dry them off really well. Otherwise they will steam in the air fryer and you are not wanting that to happen. You want a crisp skin, not a steamed skin.
Also prick them all over with a fork so that they don't explode all over your air fryer when they are cooking. This also applies to the oven if you are using the oven. I have had to clean up this kind of a mess in the past and trust me when I say its not fun. It gets everywhere!!
You could also rub them with a bit of oil or butter and some salt and pepper if you wanted to. If I was just having baked potatoes on their own that is what I would do, but today I was going to do something special with them, so I left them plain.
When I was a child my mother used to make us stuffed baked potatoes from time to time, or twice baked potatoes as they are also known. We absolutely loved them!
She would bake the potatoes and then scoop out the flesh, leaving the skins intact. This scooped out flesh would be mashed together with milk and butter and some grated onion and seasoning.
This mixture would then be stuffed back into the baked potatoes and she would bake them again for a while longer until they got a bit crispy on top. They were fabulous and made for a real treat for us!
We didn't have anything like this very often so when we did we felt as if all our Christmas's had come at once!
My own children also loved it when I made twice baked potatoes. Of course I added cheese to theirs and sometimes sour cream.
Its like having a restaurant baked potato with all of the toppings stuffed inside instead of piled on top. Yummiliciously tasty! What's not to like about that!
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE AIR FRYER TWICE BAKED POTATOES
Just think baked potato and what you would want to spoon on top of yours if you were having one. Its simple really.
- 2 russet baking potatoes (In the UK use something like a King Edward)
- 1 TBS butter
- 1 TBS cream cheese
- 2 TBS grated cheese (cheddar or your favorite kind of cheese)
- 2 TBS sour cream
- 2 TBS grated onion, or one spring onion chopped
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- salt and black pepper to taste
Of course you can add different things if you want. Crispy bits of bacon are always nice. You can also add chopped cooked broccoli or cauliflower which is also nice.
If you want you can sprinkle additional cheese on top for every more cheesiness. Today I kept it pretty basic. Also do note, this recipe is for two hearty eaters or four light eaters.
HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER TWICE BAKED POTATOES
Start by scrubbing your potatoes really well, then pat them dry with some paper towels. Prick them all over with a
fork.
Pop them into the basket of your air fryer and then bake them for 40
minutes at 400*F/200*C. Flip them over halfway through the bake time.
When they are done they will yield lightly to pressure.
Remove the potatoes from the air fryer and cut them in half lengthwise.
Scrape out any flesh from each half into a bowl, leaving a shell about 1/4
inch thick throughout.
Mash the potato flesh with all of the remaining ingredients, mixing
everything well together. Pile the flesh back into the potatoes roughly.
I like
to leave a lot of texture, so I make sure they have a pretty rustic look. Don't mash them down into the skins. Leave them light and a bit airy.
Serve immediately, and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!
I could make a whole meal of these and nothing else! Yes, I love them that much! I love all of the crispy potato bits, and the crisp skin.
But then again, the potato is my favorite vegetable so there is not much about a potato that I do not like!
Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes
Yield: 2
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 55 Min
Crisp skinned baked potatoes, stuffed with a fabulously tasty filling, and then baked again. In the air fryer. Perfectly delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 russet baking potatoes (In the UK use something like a King Edward)
- 1 TBS butter
- 1 TBS cream cheese
- 2 TBS grated cheese (cheddar or your favorite kind of cheese)
- 2 TBS sour cream
- 2 TBS grated onion, or one spring onion chopped
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Scrub your potatoes really well, then pat dry. Prick them all over with a fork. Pop them into the basket of your air fryer and then bake them for 40 minutes at 400*F/200*C. Flip them over halfway through the bake time. When they are done they will yield lightly to pressure.
- Remove the potatoes from the air fryer and cut them in half lengthwise. Scrape out any flesh from each half into a bowl, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch thick throughout.
- Mash the potato flesh with all of the remaining ingredients, mixing everything well together. Pile the flesh back into the potatoes roughly. I like to leave a lot of texture.
- Pop the potato halves back into the air fryer basket and return to the air fryer. Cook for a further 5 minutes at 400*F/200*C or until heated through and you have crisp golden bits across the surface.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
You can add chopped crisp bacon bits to the potato filling if you wish and sprinkle additional cheese on top prior to returning to the air fryer. Its a matter of choice.
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Love jacket potatoes, and these look delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda. When we were children, if Mom had twice baked jacket potatoes on the menu, we were all in! So yummy!
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