How do you make sweet potato fries?

I heard that after you cut the potato that if you put them in cold water with a little salt and let them soke for like 10-15 minutes the dry them off and bake them it will help to get them crunchy. i dont know how true that is...im making my first batch tomorrow actually..lol

I have also heard this

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Must try this..

I've made them once like this...

http://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/guaranteed-crispy-sweet-potato-fries-sriracha-mayo-dip/

and they were AMAZING!!!!!!!! So honestly I would give this a try and see what you think! Keep in mind that the recipe has you soak the chopped sweet potato in water for like 2 hours! but Its definitely yummy and worth it!

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I just toss them in a bowl with olive oil, paprika, mixed herbs and some salt and pepper. I often roast them together with a few garlic cloves, a red onion and a pepper.

the key is:

1) wash and DRY the potatoes
2) don't use too much olive oil - drizzle, not soak otherwise they won't crisp but will be soggy
3) cut in equal thickness so they bake evenly. don't make them too thick though
4) i use paprika, a tiny bit of sea salt, pepper and a touch of olive oil.
5) line them up on a flat baking tray and bake at 400F for about 12mins. then flip each one over and bake for another 10-11mins until crispy

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Am I the only one who has trouble cutting my potato?? I had to have the hubby cut it and my slices were 1/4 in thick..still tasted amazing, but not very crisp. What's everyone's secret to cutting them thin...

The Alexia brand frozen are delicious, but convenience foods are always more expensive and caloric. So, I started making my own.

I have a convection oven, so I like to make them on a metal cooling rack (the kind that looks like a grate) so the air can circulate all around them.

I spray the rack with cooking spray. Then, I put 1 tsp of olive oil and one egg white in a bowl. I sprinkle in chili powder, cumin, paprika, turmeric and sea salt. Mix it all together, then add your sliced sweet potato and mix to coat them. I generally cook them for around 20 minutes at 350 deg.

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I slice mine using a mandolin slicer so they're uniform in size. I keep the skin on, spray a cookie sheet with either olive oil from a misto or some Pam. Place the slices on the sheet so they don't overlap. Spray the tops of them. Stick them in the oven preheated to around 425. Let them cook until the are soft and slightly browned. Flip them over and cook another 10 minutes. They come out pretty crispy this way.

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