Roasted French Fries
Little hands can be big help with making these yummy roasted french fries. LCC cooker extraordinaire, Angela, shares her recipe and tips with a little science experiment you can try too!
Let’s Wash potatoes!
Potatoes grow in the soil underground. They need to be washed. You can scrub with a brush or small cloth, then rinse, and pat dry. There are many types of potatoes russets, red, golden, sweet, and even purple potatoes. Many kids like French Fries. We roast fries with a little olive oil for a special treat!
To make our LCC Roasted French Fries, you will need:
4 medium russet potatoes, washed and patted dry
Olive oil Sea salt
1 Tb Rosemary
Preheat oven to 400°. With a sharp knife cut one side of the potato to make a flat side. Leaving a little skin at the top and bottom.
Cut 3 more sides
Now slice the potato lengthwise. Decide how wide you want the fries cut.
Use your helper!
Your helper can cut the potato slice into fries using a krinkle or straight cutting knife.
Soak fries in cold water with 1 tsp salt and splash of vinegar for 20 minutes.
Drain potatoes and pat fries dry.
Spray baking pan with olive oil.
Arrange fries evenly on pan.
Brush lightly with olive oil.
Sprinkle a small amount of seasalt and rosemary.
Turn over after 10 minutes.
Cook until crispy and golden brown 15 to 20 minutes. Enjoy!
Sweet potatoes or Carrots make great fries, too!
Fun science experiment! The potato starch at the bottom of the bowl will have a solid /liquid consistency when the excess water is poured off. Potato starch makes a fun ooblek goop. If the remainder of the bowl does not yield enough for kiddos (mine didn't) 2 cups of potato starch mixed with 1 cup of water makes a wonder filled batch of goop. It is fun to play with a gooey liquid and solid substance. Hours of fun! P.S. it glows in the dark!!! .
