Ed's Favorite Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 large baking potatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash black pepper
• 4 slices bacon
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• chopped green onion

Recipe

• 1 bake potatoes in 350 degree oven about 1 hour (till soft when squeezed gently).
• 2 note: some potatoes have more starch than do others. you may need to add more milk, to keep the soup from being too stiff.
• 3 while potatoes are baking, fry bacon till crisp.
• 4 crumble bacon. set aside on paper towel for garnish.
• 5 remove potatoes from oven. cool to handling temperature.
• 6 remove skins.
• 7 cut 3 potatoes into large chunks(or, if you prefer a smoother soup, mash them all).
• 8 mash two of the potatoes.
• 9 place all the potatoes in a large saucepan.
• 10 add butter, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper.
• 11 heat, stirring, till heated through.
• 12 ladle into bowls.
• 13 garnish with chopped green onions, crumbled bacon, and shredded cheddar cheese (i use the pre-shredded kind--a bit more expensive, but so very time-saving!).