Baked French Fries

Who doesn't love french fries?

Sometimes they can seem a little greasy so this is a great alternative. They taste great and are really simple to make.

You will need a large baking sheet.

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit/230 Celsius.

You will also need a large bowl.

Ingredients:

4 medium size potatoes

2-3 Tablespoons olive oil

salt to sprinkle

pepper to sprinkle

Peel your potatoes and cut them into fries between 1/4 and 1/2 inch thick.

Add the sliced potatoes to the big bowl and add the olive oil.

Mix the fries and oil to make sure all the pieces are coated well.

You don't need lots of oil, just a light coating is good.

Lay the fries out in a single layer on the baking sheet.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Put in oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Turn the fries over, sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and bake another 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and serve.

Serves 4-6 people.

French Fries

French fries are so good.

I love making my own fries.

They are pretty simple.

My mom always made them. She hardly ever bought them.

Potatoes- My rule of thumb is 1 to 1-1/2 potatoes per person.

Cooking oil

Salt to season

If you have a deep fryer, fill it with oil and heat it to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

If you don't have one of those, just pour oil into a wide deep pan and heat oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

While the oil is heating, make your fries.

Peel if you want. Or just leave them unpeeled.

Cut into fries the size you want. Slice them and cut each slice into lengths.

With a slotted spoon or a fry basket, lower the fries into the hot oil.

Now, if you want to get crispy on the outside fries- fry for 1 minute and remove fries for 10 minutes. That is the blanching stage. Add back to oil and fry for an additional 5-6 minutes.

They will seem crisp at first without the blanching stage, but won't stay as crisp without it.

If you don't care if they are super crisp, just add to the fryer or pan and fry for 5-7 minutes.

Remove from the oil.

Drain.

Sprinkle with salt.

Serve.