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.
Bake and serve
Place the potato directly on the oven rack and bake for about 45 minutes or until tender.
Remove from the oven and serve with oleomargarine.
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; its starch softens and turns fluffy as it bakes.
- Oleomargarine
- Adds fat and richness, melting into the hot flesh of the potato.
The step that matters
Piercing the potato with a fork. Piercing lets steam escape while baking, so the potato does not build pressure and burst. Several holes also help the interior cook 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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