I am loving this weather lately... well, minus all the rain we've been having! But it does seem like after the rain it cools things off nicely and gives us a tease of what those cool autumn days are really going to be like. I can't believe Saturday this week marks the halfway point through September. I mean, really, where is this year going?!? I don't know about you, but I am longing to pull on my first pair of jeans of the season and a nice cozy sweater. Mmmm... I can't wait. At the first peek of cooler weather a few weeks ago, I purchased some organic sweet potatoes at the grocery store. I've been wanting to try something with them besides the same ole mashed sweet potatoes. Thursday, I spent quite a bit of time googling "sweet potato fries" and my mouth drooled over all the options. These babies were my first attempt and delicious! Follow along below :) Baked Sweet Potato Fries - inspiration from here Ingredients: Don't blink or you'll miss it! Sweet potatoes, Olive Oil, Spices (I used sugar and cinnamon) I washed the whole bag of sweet potatoes, but ended up just using half of them because I didn't want to throw all my eggs in one basket, or so to say ;) I wanted to try some later with some savory spices. Pat the potatoes dry. Cut the sweet potatoes into "fry" shapes. This was a bear. Next time I'm just cutting disks! I'm thankful I still have all my digits - haha! Let's just say it pays to have a reeeealllly sharp knife. I left the skin on to add to the nutrition level. (After they were cooked, I found out that the thicker fries didn't get as done and crispy as the skinnier ones. Next time I will definitely try to cut them all a little more the same size... and a little thinner.) In a bowl, combine the sliced potatoes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon (approximately) cinnamon. Toss to coat and combine. Place on a foil lined baking sheet and cook at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Flip the potatoes and continue cooking an additional 20-25 minutes. I cooked mine 25 minutes each time. Enjoy! The reason I made this version of the sweet potato fries is because I needed something that would cook in a 375 degree oven with my melt-in-your-mouth chicken I was also making for dinner. They ended up crispy and delectably sweet and cinnamon-y. Mmm.
Steamed cabbage, melt-in-your-mouth chicken, and sweet potato fries.
The perfect dinner.
Yum!
The Verdict
These were easy and turned out delicious! I will definitely make these again. LIttle One enjoyed a few bites of these which is always good. He doesn't like mashed potatoes so I was excited that he liked these. Keeping the skin on gave the potatoes a little bite at the end. I ate 5 while I was waiting on the cabbage to steam. A little bit addictive to say the least ;) The next go round, I'm going to try one of the recipes I found that bakes them at a higher temperature for a shorter amount of time and I'm going to try some cumin to give them a smokey flavor. Hope you enjoy these little gems!
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Sweet Potato Fries: Part I
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