Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large baking potatoes
• 2/3 cup butter
• 2/3 cup flour
• 6 cups milk
• 1 cup sour cream
• 6 -8 slices crisp bacon (or you can use the real bacon pieces to equal 1 c)
• 5 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• salt (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (6 ounce) package seasoned croutons
• 1 cup green onion, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees, bake potatoes until tender.
• 2 cut potatoes, scrape out meat and set aside.
• 3 cut two peels into small pieces and discard the rest (you can leave peels out if you wish, i do).
• 4 melt butter in medium saucepan.
• 5 slowly blend flour with wire wisk until blended thoroughly.
• 6 gradually add milk to butter/flour mixture, wisking constantly.
• 7 wisk in seasonings.
• 8 simmer on low, stirring constantly until liquid bubbles.
• 9 when milk mixture is very hot, wisk in potato.
• 10 add potato peels (if using them).
• 11 wisk well, add sour cream and bacon.
• 12 cook on low about 10 minutes.
• 13 add 3/4 cheese a little at a time until melted in.
• 14 serve with seasoned croutons, cheese, bacon and green onions on top.