Baked Potato (Jacket Potato with Butter)

Ingredients

• Large baking potatoes (russet or Maris Piper) 4 (1.2 kg)
• Vegetable oil 1 tsp
• Flaky or coarse salt 1 tsp (5 g)
• Salted butter 40 g (10 g per potato)
• Black pepper to taste
• Chives, chopped 2 tbsp (6 g)

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 200C.

2. 2

   Scrub the potatoes, dry them well and prick each one 4-5 times with a fork.

3. 3

   Rub the skins with the oil and half of the salt.

4. 4

   Bake directly on the oven rack for 60-75 minutes, until the skins are crisp and a knife slides easily into the center.

5. 5

   Cut a deep cross in the top of each potato and squeeze the sides so the flesh opens up.

6. 6

   Put 10 g of butter into each potato, season with the remaining salt and the pepper, scatter over the chives and serve at once.