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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Place foil in bottom of oven to catch potato drippings.
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Pierce potatoes with a fork.
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Use a paper towel to LIGHTLY coat skin of each potato with butter or olive oil.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Place potatoes on oven rack and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a fork goes in easily.
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While potatoes bake, cook bacon, set on paper towels to drain, chop.
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Slice chives.
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Remove potatoes from oven and place on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet.
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Carefully cut in half lengthwise. Use your knife to make slits in the center of each half.
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Add as much butter/ghee as you like and mash with a fork. Use the back of a spoon to create a crater in each potato, sprinkle with half of the bacon.
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Gently crack an egg into each potato half.
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Place back in the oven for 10 minutes. Whites should be solid, yolks soft.
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Remove from oven. Sprinkle with sea salt, pepper, the rest of the bacon and chives. Serve.