Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare
Wash and brush the potatoes if baking in their skins.
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Bake
Place the potatoes in the oven, turning them frequently.
If peeled, place them in a dish and add fat to prevent burning.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until done.
Serve
Serve promptly, covered with a folded napkin to allow steam to escape.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Potatoes
- Starch that cooks into a soft, fluffy interior while the skin turns dry and crisp.
- Fat
- Coats peeled potatoes to keep the surface from burning and encourage even browning.
The step that matters
Bake until done. Potatoes are done when the centre is fully tender. The starch needs sustained heat to gelatinise, so underbaked potatoes stay dense and grainy inside. Turning them helps the heat reach every side evenly.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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