Baked Potato Skins

Description

Contributed by Jenn B aka Mom2Sam and Tiny at World Recipes Y-Group

• Serves 6.

Ingredients

• 8 russet (baking) potatoes (about ½ pound each), scrubbed, patted dry, and rubbed with olive oil
• olive oil, for brushing the potato skins
• sweet paprika, for sprinkling the potato skins
• fine sea salt or coarse salt, for sprinkling the potato skins
• sour cream, as an accompaniment if desired

Directions

1. Prick the potatoes a few times with a fork and bake them in the middle of a preheated 425°F oven for 1 hour.
2. Let the potatoes cool, halve them lengthwise, and scoop them out, leaving a ¼-inch shell and reserving the potato pulp for another use.
3. Cut each shell lengthwise into 6 strips and arrange the strips on a baking sheet.
4. Brush the strips with the oil, sprinkle them with paprika, the salt, and pepper to taste, and bake them in the middle of the preheated 425°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until they are crisp and golden brown.
5. Serve the potato skins with the sour cream.