Sweet Potato Fries
Mr Sweet Potato-Henge
This is what happens after a long day at work when you promised your kids you’d make sweet potato fries when you get home. They don’t forget, & you tend to get silly.
The result – how Stonehenge was really built, if the world was inhabited by Mr Potato-Heads instead of people.
Sweet potato fries are a nutritious, easy to prepare, alternative to frozen, packaged french fries, that go great with everything from burgers to ham and turkey. Here’s how to do it.
- 3 – 4 Med to large sweet potatos, scrubbed but not peeled
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable oil
- Ground Nutmeg
- Ground Cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Cut sweet potatos in half lengthwise, then into 1/2 thick fries
- Place fries into a large mixing bowl, then pour vegetable oil over top and toss to coat all fries.
- Sprinkle in nutmeg and cinnamon while tossing to insure that all fries are evenly flavored (both of these can be added to taste, if unsure, start with 1 tsp each)
- Spread fries evenly onto two non-stick baking pans and place on center and lower rack in oven.
- Bake ~20* minutes, remove and flip fries.
- Return to oven, but switch shelves.
- Bake another ~20* minutes, fries should be browned on both sides and is easily pierced with a fork. (*oven temperatures vary so check occasionally to make sure they don’t burn).
- Transfer to a bowl and serve
Can also be cut into wedges, but reduce oven temp to 350F and increase cooking time to ~25 min per side.
These also make a great side dish at Thanksgiving or Christmas.