Recipes: some Edible Schoolyard New Orleans favorites
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Fries without grease!Category: Starters & Sides: Healthy Snacks
Ingredients
4 sweet potatoes
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves finely minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Optional spices: paprika, cayenne pepper
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch thick lengthwise strips and toss with olive oil. Add salt and spices and toss again.
3. Arrange potatoes on baking sheets. Bake potatoes for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown on bottom. Turn potatoes over and bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown all over.
*This recipe was created by Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission spokesperson, Holly Clegg.