Baked Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes
4 green onions
12 bacon slices
2/3 c. butter or margarine
2/3 c. flour
6 c. milk
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/4 c. grated cheese (5 oz.)
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream

Preparation

Wash potatoes and prick several times with a fork.
Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until done.
While potatoes are baking, chop onions.
Cook bacon and crumble.
Set aside.
Allow potatoes to cool; cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out pulp.
Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
Add flour, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Add potato pulp, salt, pepper, 2 tbsp. green onions, 1/2 c. bacon and 1 cup cheese.
Cook until thoroughly heated; stir in sour cream.
Add extra milk if necessary, for desired thickness.
Serve with remaining onion, bacon and cheese on top.