The Best Baked Potato
The Best Baked Potato
The best baked potatoes only take a few minutes of prep, an hour in the oven and tasty toppings like sour cream, cheese and bacon bits.
Prep Time
5
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
servings
3
Total time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 russet potatoes, rinsed and scrubbed
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- optional toppings: sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, scallions, bacon bits
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pierce the potatoes several times on each side with a fork.
- Pour olive oil into a bowl and roll potatoes in the oil.
- Season all sides of the potato with salt.
- Bake directly on the oven rack for 1 hour.