BAKED POTATO SOUP

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Ingredients:
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4 large potatoes
2/3 cup butter

2/3 cup flour
1 1/2 qt milk
4 green onions, chopped
1 cup sour cream
2 cups crisp-cooked, crumbled bacon
5 ounces Cheddar cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
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Heat oven to 350F degrees and bake the potatoes until fork tender. Melt
butter in a medium saucepan. Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk
until thoroughly blended. Gradually add milk to the butter-flour
mixture, whisking constantly. Whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over
low heat, stirring constantly.
Cut potatoes in half, scoop out the meat and set aside. Chop half the
potato peels and discard the remainder. When milk mixture is very hot,
whisk in potato. Add green onion and potato peels. Whisk well, add
sour cream and crumbled bacon. Heat thoroughly. Add cheese a little at
a time until all is melted in.