How to Cook a Jacket Potato in the Oven

A jacket potato is also a baked potato.  When well cooked, a baked potato has a crisp skin and a fluffy interior. There are several ways of serving it. My favourite is with fillings and condiments such as butter, cheese or ham.

Ingredients

4 large potatoes

4 knobs butter

100g (4 oz) grated cheese

1 carrot, grated

Directions

1. To cook a jacket potato in the oven, start off by preheating the oven to 130 C.  
2. As the oven heats up, scrub the potatoes and then pat them dry with paper towels.
3. Prick them with a fork three or four times on different places.
4. Put the potatoes in the baking tin and put in the oven.
5. Cook the potatoes for 15 minutes until tender.
6. Remove them from the oven and then cut a slice lengthwise halfway through each potato.
7. Add a knob of butter to each potato.
8. Mix cheese and carrots in a bowl and then divide them equally among the potatoes.
9. Return them to the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve immediately.