Butera's Baked Potato Soup

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2/3 cup flour
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 1/2 quarts milk
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 large potatoes, baked
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled, plus more for garnish
• 5 ounces cheddar cheese, grated, plus more for garnish
• chives, chopped for garnish

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a medium-size saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 using a wire whisk, slowly blend in flour until thoroughly blended.
• 3 gradually add milk, whisking constantly.
• 4 whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 5 cut potatoes in half, scoop out the "meat" and set aside.
• 6 chop half the potato peels (optional) and discard the remainder.
• 7 when milk mixture is very hot, whisk in potato meat.
• 8 stir in green onions and potato peels.
• 9 whisk well, then add sour cream and crumbled bacon. heat thoroughly.
• 10 add cheese, a little at a time, stirring until all is incorporated.
• 11 garnish with chives, grated cheese and bacon crumbles.