Baked Potato Soup

* Exported from MasterCook *

Baked Potato Soup

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
4 Lg Potatoes
2/3 C Butter
2/3 C Flour
1 1/2 Qt Milk
Salt and Pepper
4 Green onions
1 C Sour cream
2 C Crisp-cooked bacon -- Crumbled
5 Oz Grated Cheddar Cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake the potatoes until for tender. Melt butter
in a medium saucepan. Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk until thoroughly
blended. Gradually add milk to the butter-flour mixture, whisking constantly.
Whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Cut
potatoes in half, scoop out the meat and set aside. Chop half the potato peels
and discard the remainder. When milk mixture is very hot, whisk in potato.
Add green onion and potato peels. Whisk well, add sour cream and crumbled
bacon. Heat thoroughly. Add cheese a little at a time until it is all
melted in. Serve with crusty French Bread and fresh butter.



- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -