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salt crust being removed from a baked potato using fingers and a metal spoon

Salt Crust Baked Potatoes

Marc
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine 🇺🇸 American
Servings 2
Suitable for Vegan Diet, Vegetarian Diet

Ingredients
  

  • 2 baking potatoes
  • coarse salt
  • water

Instructions
 

  • Scrub and dry the potatoes. Poke several holes to allow for steam to escape and microwave for 5 minutes. 
  • Microwaving is optional but will help the potatoes cook much quicker in the oven. If you skip it, allow for another 10-20 minutes in the oven.
  • Add half of the water to the salt and mix. Continue adding water until the salt resembles wet sand. 
  • Create a bottom later of salt for the potatoes to cook in. Generously cover the potatoes with the salt mixture, patting down to form a mound. 
  • Place the potatoes in a preheated oven at 425℉/220℃. Bake for around 45 minutes to an hour. Since we cannot check the potatoes while they are cooking it is better to lean toward overcooking. 
  • Using a spoon gently smack the salt to crack it. The salt should peel away in clumps. Remove all the salt from the potatoes before serving. 
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