No-fry french fries

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Vegetable cooking spray
2poundsLarge baking potatoes*
1teaspoonOlive oil or vegetable oil
1largeGarlic clove;, minced
1teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonFreshly ground black pepper

Directions

Heat oven to 450. Line a jelly-roll pan with foil. Coat foil generously with vegetable cooking spray. Scrub potatoes; pat dry. Cut each lengthwise into ½ inch-thick slices; cut each slice ½-inch wide strips. Toss potatoes in jelly-roll pan with oil, garlic, salt and pepper until well coated. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, turning once or twice with metal spatula, until potatoes are crisp and golden. Serve immediately. Makes 4 Servings. * For sweet potatoes: Peel 2 pounds sweet potatoes, prepare as directed above, except bake 35 to 40 minutes, turning once. Typed by Ethel Snyder <essie49@...> Date: July 24, 1997 Recipe by: Ladies' Home Journal magazine -- April 1996 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #689 by essie49@... (Ethel R Snyder) on Jul 25, 1997