Baked Potatoes
Recipe by Joe Jones,easy Prep: 5 minutes,Cooking: 60-90 minutes,Serves: 1This Learn to Cook section has been put together to help give you the information and knowledge needed, to develop the confidence and basic skills required to begin making more recipes and meals at home from scratch for you and your family.
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Ingredients
SERVINGS 1Ingredients
- 1 baking potato
Utensils
- Knife
Instructions
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200ᵒC/Gas mark 6
- Wash the potato under running water
- Gently rub off any dirt with your hands
- Pat dry with kitchen paper or a tea towel
- Pierce the skin once or twice on both sides with a small knife or metal skewer
- Place the potato directly onto the metal rack of the oven
- Depending on the size of the potato, after around 1 hour it should be tender. For a more crispy skin, bake for another 30 minutes.
- To speed up the process when time is short. Once washed, dried and pierced, place the potato into a microwave to cook for 5 minutes before placing in the oven for 30-40 minutes to finish cooking and crisp up the skin
- Serve with a knob of butter or topping of your choice
Nutrition
Energy
569kj 136kcal 6.8%Fat
0.2g 0%Saturates
0.0g 0%Sugars
1.2g 1%Salt
0.03g 1%Healthy choice
Baked potatoes are a great choice as part of a balanced diet. They are filling, a good source of energy and are also a good source of vitamins C, B6 and folate
Minerals and Fibre
Potatoes are a rich source of potassium and are also a source of magnesium, calcium and fibre