Loaded Baked Potato Soup

INGREDIENTS:
4 baking potatoes
Olive Oil (optional)
Herbs (optional)
3 TBL flour
Milk or Heavy Whipping Cream (about 8 TBL)
Salt and Pepper
Butter or Margarine
Sour Cream
Bacon Bits
Cheddar Cheese
Chives


Wash/scrub baking potatoes and you may also- coat in olive oil/salt and pepper or other herbs like thyme or rosemary. Bake potatoes in 400 degree oven for about an hour (until fork tender). Allow to cool and discard any tough spots of skin that might have cooked too long. Mash the potatoes until lumpy.

In a sauce pan, put in the flour and slowly add milk just until enough well blended. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Add in potatoes, and salt/pepper and cheese until it meets your tastes. Add in butter and sour cream and remove from heat.

In each individual bowl, top with more sour cream, cheese, bacon bits and chives.