Here’s a simple and delicious 3-ingredient buttermilk baked potatoes recipe you can make at home:
🥔 3-Ingredient Buttermilk Baked Potatoes
🧾 Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes (Russet or any baking potatoes)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Salt (to taste)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven
Set your oven to 200°C (400°F). - Prepare potatoes
- Wash and scrub the potatoes well.
- Pat them dry and prick each potato a few times with a fork.
- Bake the potatoes
- Place directly on the oven rack or a baking tray.
- Bake for 45–60 minutes, until soft inside (you can test with a knife).
- Add buttermilk
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Slice each potato open lengthwise.
- Pour buttermilk over the inside.
- Season & serve
- Sprinkle salt to taste.
- Mash lightly with a fork inside the skin for a creamy texture.
🍽️ Optional (if you want to upgrade later)
Not part of the 3 ingredients, but you can add:
- Butter
- Black pepper
- Chives or green onions
- Cheese
💡 Tips
- For extra crispy skins, rub potatoes lightly with oil and salt before baking.
- If you don’t have buttermilk, mix milk + a little lemon juice or vinegar as a substitute