Baked Potato Soup Recipe

Here's the recipe for my baked potato soup. Enjoy!

_4 large baking potatoes
_ 2/3 cup butter
_ 2/3 cup flour
_ 3/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
_ 1/4 teaspoon pepper
_ 6 cups milk
_ 1 cup (8 oz ) sour cream
_ 1/4 cup sliced green onions (1 bunch)
_ 10 bacon strips cooked and crumbled
_ 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Bake potatoes at 350 degrees until tender. (65-75 min). Peel and cube potatoes. In large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for two minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat. Wisk in sour cream. Add potatoes and green onions. Garnish with bacon and cheese. Makes 10 servings.

Note: I tweaked this recipe a bit to suit our tastes. Instead of all milk, I use 4 cups chicken broth and 2 cups whole milk. I also dice an onion and saute it til soft and and add it in. I also use a hand blender to smooth it out, but you can leave it lumpy if you like. For us, you can never have enough bacon or cheese, so if you're watching calories, you might want to skip it. But we load it on.  :)  I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!