Cheesy Basil Jacket Potatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 -4 baking potatoes, 1 to 2 per person
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• butter
• 1 tablespoon natural yoghurt
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 -4 ounces grated cheese (1-2 oz. per potato)
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to gas mark 8.
• 2 scrub the potatoes and dry them, then prick their skins with a fork.
• 3 rub them with olive oil.
• 4 place the potatoes on a baking sheet, place in the oven, then bake for 1-11/2 hours until the skins are crisp and the inside of the potato feels soft when you press the outside.
• 5 cut each potato in half and scoop out the inside, placing it in a bowl.
• 6 mash it with the butter, yoghourt, herbs and seasoning, then add half the cheese to the mixture and stir.
• 7 fill each potato shell with the mixture, return to the baking sheet and top the potatoes with the remaining cheese.
• 8 return the baking sheet to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes or until the topping is crisp and golden brown.