Twice Baked Potatoes

Let's start the collection of recipes out with (drum roll please.....) Twice Baked Potatoes! I have never met anyone that does not love these. At every family function or gathering, they are a huge hit.

You will need:

• 4 large baking potatoes
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 8 green onions, sliced
  
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 1 hour.
  Cook bacon over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and put in a bowl. Set aside. Once the potatoes have cooked, leave on cutting board to cool for approximately 10 minutes. Slice each potato in half lengthwise and scoop the filling into a large bowl. Leave about a 1/2 inch on the outsides and save skins. Add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 the green onions to the potato filling in the bowl. Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. Scoop the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
  Bake for another 15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly! As an extra, leave a container of sour cream in the center of a platter with the potatoes lining the platter. YUMMY!!