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	Potatoes Romanoff Serves 1 - ∞ Recipe below is for 1 potato (per person).  Simply multiply as needed.

	Qty	Size	Ingredient
	1	ea	Russet Potato
	1	ea	Shallot (minced)
	1	ea	Bacon Strip (minced)
	¾	cup	Sharp White Cheddar Cheese (grated)
	½	cup	Sour Cream
	½	tsp	White Pepper
	1	tsp	Kosher Salt
	Preheat an oven to 400º. Scrub clean and dry potatoes leaving skin on.  Wrap potatoes in foil, puncture three or four times each to release the moisture and bake for an hour until fork tender and about 190º internal temp.  Unwrap, let cool to room temperature releasing even more moisture. Refrigerate over night to leach the last bit of moisture from them and to cool the potatoes through to the core for the next step! Bake bacon strip at 325º for 25 minutes, let cool on a paper towel, chop and set aside. With the large side of a cheese grater, grate potatoes, skin and all, to a course fluff, almost like hash browns, into a large mixing bowl. (chances are you will be left with a bare piece of skin at the end of grating each potato.  Just discard it if you wish) Add salt, pepper, bacon, shallot and cheese to the mixing bowl and fold lightly or fork-toss the mixture WITHOUT mashing everything together.  It must remain chunky and loose.  Lastly, fold in sour cream, again, without mashing everything together. Preheat oven to 425º. Gently transfer the mixture to an appropriately sized*, oven safe, casserole dish**... again, leaving the mixture loose and course.  Place in a water bath to soften the heat and bake for approximately 30 minutes to thoroughly heat the contents and brown the top. Enjoy! * Ideally you want the potatoes to pile higher than the sides of the container without spilling either potato or cheese.  This facilitates the stippled browning of the potatoes for a more attractive presentation.  Bearing in mind that the potato mixture will settle a little as it heats up. ** You can also make individual sides usingramekinss.