Fancy Baked Potatoes

• servings: 6
• active time: 1 hr 15 min
• total time: 5 hours 50 minutes

Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes

Vegetable oil

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon seasoned pepper

1 jar (2 ounces) diced pimientos, drained, divided

2 tablespoons snipped fresh or dried chives, divided

Directions

PREHEAT: Bake 400

1. Rub potatoes with oil; place in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 400° for 1 hour or until tender. Cool. Cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell; set shells aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine pulp, butter, sour cream and milk; beat until creamy. Stir in salt, pepper and half of the pimientos and chives. Spoon or pipe filling into shells.

3. Return to baking pan.

Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Sprinkle with remaining pimientos and chives. Yield: 8 servings.