Garlic Mushroom Jacket Potato

INGREDIENTS

• 2 large baking potatoes (Estima or Marfona are ideal)
• 15g (½oz) butter
• 2 Cloves of garlic, crushed
• 175g (6oz) Mushrooms, sliced
• 2tbsp Cream cheese
• 2 tbsp Freshly chopped herbs

METHOD

1. Place the potatoes in a pre-heated oven at 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6, for 1¼ hours or until soft.
2. After the potato has been cooking for  about 1 hour, melt the butter, add the garlic and mushrooms and cook gently for 5 – 10 minutes depending on the variety, (wild mushrooms need to be cooked thoroughly)
3. Stir in the cream cheese and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add the herbs and season to taste
4. When the potatoes are cooked cut them almost in half lengthways and spoon in the mushroom filling.

Rub a little salt into the skins before baking to make them extra crispy. If cooking an ovenful of potatoes, increase the temperature to 220ºC/425ºF/Gas Mark 7. Use metal skewers or baking prongs pushed through the potatoes to reduce the cooking time by up to a quarter.

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