brined baked potatoes
An easy but tasty way to cook jacket potatoes.
Equipment
- probe thermometer
Ingredients
- Salt and pepper
- 2 standard baking potatoes about 10cm in diameter
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 230°C. Dissolve 2 tablespoons salt in 100ml water in a large bowl. Toss the potatoes for about 30 seconds to coat in the brine. Put onto a rack over a baking tray lined with foil and bake in the middle of the oven. Bake until the centre of the largest potato registers 100°C. This will take 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove potatoes from oven and brush with butter. Return the potatoes to oven and continue to bake for a further 10 minutes to develop a shiny crust.
- Remove potatoes from oven and serve immediately.