Fries. Of the baked variety.
Since sweet potatoes came in our organic delivery this week we decided to try this delicious looking recipe we found on Sarah's Cucina Bella for oven baked sweet potato fries (disclaimer - I know nothing about this website, just did a search for sweet potato recipes and that one caught my eye). The "fries" were good, although be forewarned that we've never had luck in actually crisping the wedges via oven baking (if you have a trick for doing this please let me know!), and we decided that next time we will be skipping the salt. Otherwise, we think this one's a keeper.
Clean and peal the sweet potatoes, then cut them into fry-looking wedges no bigger than 1/2 inch on any side (the website specifically name 1 - 1.5lbs of sweet potatoes, though I don't think amount is too crucial here - I never weighed mine), then transfer wedges to a mixing bowl. To wedges add 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/2t paprika, 1/4t cinnamon, 1/2t Kosher salt (give or take, depending on how many potatoes you use - I just eye-balled my measurements). Toss to coat well, then spread out evenly on a cookie sheet and bake at 425 for ~30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes. Serve hot and enjoy!
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