Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 5 large baking potatoes 
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 8  bacon crumbled cooked
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.1 teaspoon pepper white
• 1 quart half and half 
• 3 cups milk 
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese shredded

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Peel potatoes, and coarsely mash with a fork.
2. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat; add onion, and saut until tender.
3. Add flour, stirring until smooth. Stir in potatoes, half-and-half, and next 3 ingredients; cook over low heat until thoroughly heated. Top each serving with cheese and bacon.