Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 large baking potatoes, like russets
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 450.
  • Scrub potatoes under running water; dry them, and rub the skin of each with the oil and a little salt. Pierce the skin of each in three or four places with the tines of a fork.
  • Place the potatoes in the oven, and roast for 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the potatoes, until they offer no resistance when a knife is inserted in their centers.
  • Remove the potatoes from the oven, slice them open down the middle, apply a tablespoon of butter to each one and serve immediately.