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. The book gives no cooking times either; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Prepare
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Wash the potato and pierce it several times with a fork.
Rub the potato with oleomargarine.
Bake
Place the potato directly on the oven rack and bake for about 45 minutes, or until tender.
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
- Potato
- Forms the main body of the dish, becoming soft and fluffy as its starch cooks.
- Oleomargarine
- Adds fat that helps the skin brown and softens its texture as it bakes.
The step that matters
Piercing the potato with a fork. Piercing lets steam escape while the potato bakes. Without vents, pressure can build inside and the potato may burst or cook unevenly.
“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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