Best Baked French Fries

By janriff924

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 6 Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into thick fries
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or more to taste

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 70mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; spray with cooking spray.

Mix potatoes, olive oil, sugar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a resealable bag; let sit to allow flavors to blend, 20 minutes.

Cut a hole in the corner of bag and drain accumulated liquid. Spread coated potatoes in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; flip fries and continue baking until crisp and browned, about 20 more minutes.


Cook's Note:
When I cut the potatoes I make 3 cuts lengthwise, so I'm left with 4 ovals. Then each oval is sliced into 3 strips. The sugar releases the juices in the potatoes and allows them to crisp more, so don't leave out the sugar.