White or Sweet Potato Oven “Fries”

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 425°F.

   Step 2

   Peel the potatoes and cut them into long, 1/2-inch-thick fry-shaped strips. Combine them in a large mixing bowl with the oil and toss well to coat. Sprinkle with a little salt.

   Step 3

   Transfer the fries to a nonstick baking sheet. Bake, stirring gently every 10 minutes, until the potatoes are lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Serve at once.

2. baked potatoes the classic way

   Step 4

   For those of us who lead hectic lives (and who doesn’t these days?), the microwave is a boon for baking all types of potatoes. You can bake them in a fraction of the time it takes in the oven.

3. Step 5

   But if you find yourself home on a cold or drizzly day, consider baking a few white or sweet potatoes the old-fashioned way. Their flavor deepens and they bake much more evenly in the oven than they do in the microwave.

4. Step 6

   Preheat the oven to 400°F. Scrub the potatoes (especially well if you plan to eat the skins of white potatoes) with a vegetable brush. Cut off any eyes that have begun to sprout. Conventional wisdom says to poke a few times with a fork to allow steam to escape to prevent exploding, but to be honest, I never do this. Instead, I wrap the potatoes individually in aluminum foil and arrange them on an oven rack. Bake until a knife pierces through easily, about 1 hour.

5. nutrition information

   Step 7

   Calories: 205

   Step 8

   Total Fat: 7g

   Step 9

   Protein: 2g

   Step 10

   Carbohydrate: 34g

   Step 11

   Cholesterol: 0mg

   Step 12

   Sodium: 9mg