Oven Fries

Healthy Oven Fries Recipe

INGREDIENTS:
3 baking potatoes (unpeeled)
3/4 tsp (4mL) chili powder
3/4 tsp (4mL) paprika
1 tbsp (15mL) vegetable oil
salt

Method:
Place baking sheet in 450F oven for 5 minutes or until hot. Meanwhile, cut each potato lengthwise into 12 wedges; place in bowl and toss with chili powder and paprika. Sprinkle with oil; toss. Bake in single layer on baking sheet for 15 minutes; turn and bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until crisp and golden brown. Sprinkle with salt to taste.
This recipe can be found at: http://www.canadianliving.com/food/healthy_oven_fries.php

On February 11, our class made oven fries. My group and I had fun preparing and cooking our oven fries. We learnt how to properly hold knives, where our fingers should be when holding the food, and how to slice and dice potatoes. After, we each took turns slicing the potatoes the day before the fries were to be made. When that was finished we cleaned all of the dishes we used, as well as clean the counters. The next day, we got our potatoes ready, along with our spices. We got all of our spices together and put them in separate bowls. Then, we got our potatoes into a big bowl, drizzled oil over, tossed it around, then added the spices. We then put the sliced potatoes onto a baking sheet and made sure that they were even so they would all cook nicely. After about a halfhour, the oven fries were finished. We tried them, then added a bit of seasoning salt to give them more flavour. They could have been cooked a bit longer to make them more crisp, but we didn't have much time, so we left them. Although, they still tasted good. It was a fun class, and I even used the recipe at home that weekend.