This site uses only a few technical cookies that are necessary for its operation.
By continuing to browse, you agree to their use (learn more...).
By continuing to browse, you agree to their use (learn more...).
Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream
Here's how to prepare good baked potatoes, and two ideas for toppings.
Herb butter can be easily be made in advance and store in the fridge folded in plastic film, it can also be served with red meat because it look like very much to the "Beurre maitre d'hotel" (butler's butter, usually with parsley only).
Herb butter can be easily be made in advance and store in the fridge folded in plastic film, it can also be served with red meat because it look like very much to the "Beurre maitre d'hotel" (butler's butter, usually with parsley only).
Last modified on: October 15th 2026
1 kg 
1 handful herbs of your choice
100 g 
150 g 
1 teaspoon lemon juiceTimes for this recipe
Preparation
25 min.
Resting
20 min.
Cooking
1 hour
All in all
1 hour 45 min.
When should you start or finish this recipe?
If you start now, at , you will finish around: ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Step 1 - ⌛ 1 hour
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Wash the potatoes, scrubbing them thoroughly under running water. Use large potatoes if possible, like samba or belles de Fontenay (King Edwards are good in Britain).
Place them on a baking tray without wiping dry and put in the oven.
Wash the potatoes, scrubbing them thoroughly under running water. Use large potatoes if possible, like samba or belles de Fontenay (King Edwards are good in Britain).
Place them on a baking tray without wiping dry and put in the oven.
Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Meanwhile, finely chop the herbs and put in a bowl with 100 g butter, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Step 3
Mix with a fork.
Step 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Tip the mixture onto a sheet of plastic film and roll up to produce a cylinder.
Step 5 - ⌛ 20 min.
Twist the ends of the film firmly, rather like a sweet wrapper, and put to wait in the fridge.
Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Another possible topping can be made by mixing the chopped herbs, salt and pepper with 150 g cream.
Step 7 - ⌛ 1 min.
After one hour, check if the potatoes are cooked: a knife blade should pass through them easily. If you feel the least resistance, put them back to cook for a further 10 to 15 minutes, then check again.
Step 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut the roll of herb butter into thick slices.
Step 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Split the hot potatoes on a plate and place a spoonful of the cream with herbs, or a slice of herb butter, in the centre. Leave to melt for a minute before serving.
The potatoes can be served simply like this, or with a little green salad and a good vinaigrette dressing, and why not add some slices of Morteau sausage?
The potatoes can be served simply like this, or with a little green salad and a good vinaigrette dressing, and why not add some slices of Morteau sausage?
Remarks
For a lighter option, you can replace the cream with yoghurt, fromage frais, or cottage cheese.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Homemade.
Support the site ❤️
This site has been around for years, with no advertising, no pop-ups, no traps, no information gathering, and I maintain it alone, out of passion.
If you liked this recipe, your support helps me to keep going.
Support cuisine-facile.com
If you liked this recipe, your support helps me to keep going.
Support cuisine-facile.com
Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 2 g RDI=3 % | 16 g RDI=6 % | 10 g RDI=14 % | 163 kcal RDI=8 % | 681 kJ RDI=8 % |
| Per person | 4 g RDI=6 % | 33 g RDI=12 % | 22 g RDI=30 % | 343 kcal RDI=17 % | 1,436 kJ RDI=17 % |
| Whole recipe | 25 g RDI=39 % | 196 g RDI=74 % | 130 g RDI=178 % | 2,058 kcal RDI=103 % | 8,616 kJ RDI=103 % |
How much will it cost?
For 6 people
3.75 €
Per person
0.65 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Potatoes
Like these other recipes:
Butter
Like these other recipes:
Herbs of your choice
Like these other recipes:
Other recipes you may also like
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes, next batch due to be sent on 2026-11-15
We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Follow this recipe
Receive an e-mail as soon as this recipe is modified or receives a new comment.
We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.
The 1 comment already posted on this recipe