Half Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -4 potatoes, 1/2 potato per serving for russets (any type, but cooking time will vary)
• 3 -4 tablespoons butter or 3 -4 tablespoons margarine
• garlic salt
• dried parsley flakes

Recipe

• 1 slice potatoes in half lengthwise and pierce the meat using a fork or knife. preheat oven to 350 degrees. while preheating oven add 3-4 tablespoons butter or margarine to a baking sheet or baking dish and melt in oven (for 4 potato halves, you should have a liberal amount of butter or margarine coating the bottom).
• 2 when butter is melted remove pan and add a liberal amount of garlic salt. add parsley, and place potatoes face down in butter.
• 3 bake until potatoes are tender and meat of potato is browned (approximately 35-40 minutes for medium sized russet potatoes).
• 4 can be done in microwave (approximately 15 minutes but check frequently).