Baby Potatoes Loaded

Ingredients

15 small red potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)

5 to 6 slices applewood-smoked bacon

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar (about 4 ounces) 

1/3 cup creme fraiche 

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives 

Directions

Position a rack within the middle of the oven and heat the oven to four hundred degrees F.

Pierce the potatoes everywhere with a fork or the tip of a pointy knife. Place the potatoes directly on the middle oven rack and bake till the skins area unit tender and a knife simply slides into the potatoes, concerning forty minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a wire rack till cool enough to handle, concerning ten minutes.

While the potatoes area unit cookery, place the bacon slices on a wire rack on a baking sheet and cook till tender, thirty to thirty five minutes. Let cool on the rack, then chop finely.

Set the oven to broil. Slice every potato in 0.5 lengthwise and use a melon baller or tiny spoon to scoop out the within flesh, effort a 1/4-inch rim intact. Set the flesh aside for an additional use.

Arrange the potato halves skin-side down on a baking sheet. Brush the exposed insides of the potatoes with the molten butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Flip the potatoes and brush with the remaining butter, then flip them back over. Fill every potato with a number of the cheddar cheese and a pinch or a pair of of the bacon. Cook till the cheese is bubbly and molten, concerning a pair of minutes.

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