Baked Sweet Potato Fries

By ebdonahue

Ingredients

• 2 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed and peeled
• 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for baking sheet
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Kosher Salt

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 70mins
Cooking time 90mins
Adapted from simplyscratch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut the sweet potato into 1/4 inch thick fries. Pop them into a bowl of water for about an hour

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and rub two rimmed baking sheets with olive oil.

In a large bowl combine the chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder and cayenne. Set the bowl off to the side.

Towel-dry the sweet potato fries and place them into the bowl with the seasoning. Pour in the two tablespoons of olive oil and toss until coated.

Divide the seasoned sweet potato fries among two rimmed sheet pans and pop them into the oven for 15 minutes. Once the fries start to brown flip, rotate pans and continue to bake for 5-10 minutes more. Depending on how thin or thick you cut the sweet potatoes and the heat of your oven will depend on if they’ll need any further time in the oven. If the sweet potatoes stick, let them cool slightly before flipping. Keep a close eye on sweet potato fries as they always want to burn when you aren't looking.

Season the hot fries with a couple pinches of kosher salt before serving.