Sweet Potato Fries

I love French fries! I hate greasy French fries with as big a passion. This recipe incorporates my love for French fries while avoiding my hate for greasiness! These fries are baked in the oven instead of deep fried. You will need the following ingredients: sweet potato, seasoning salt, and olive oil. You will use the following materials: baking sheet, knife, cutting board, and a zip lock bag. Doesn't this sound simple?

The hardest part is making the sweet potato into fries. First, cut the top and bottom off of the sweet potato. You can either use a peeler to peel the potato or use the knife to cut off the peel. When it comes to the fries, I usually choose to use the knife, but I'm not really sure why. After peeling the potato, I cut the potato in half with the knife. Then I can cut the potato into fries. I put the fries into the ziplock bag and pour about 1 tsp of olive oil over them. Then I sprinkle about 1/4 tsp seasoning salt on the them. Close the bag and toss to coat.

Finally, I pour the fries onto a sprayed cookie sheet and place in a preheated oven. I bake them at 400 degrees. After 10 minutes, I use a spatula to turn the fries. I toss the fries again after another 10 minutes. If they are not crispy on the edges, continue to bake until they are finished. I usually check them every 5 minutes after the initial 20. However, it can take up to 45 minutes for the fries to be the texture I like. 

This is the simplest recipe I have found for sweet potato fries. I LOVE these fries by themselves, but I can be a condiment buff, so I have begun exploring different dips. One that I have tried was a BBQ Honey sauce which I found while exploring Pinterest. I found it at Saving and Giving. It uses 1 c bbq sauce and 1 Tbsp each of brown sugar and honey. YUM!!!!!