Sweet Potato Fries

Scrubbed,cut & seasoned Photo by Cynthia Nelson

I have a special place in my heart for French Fries but give me a plate full of freshly harvested sweet potatoes that have been converted to oven-fries and I would easily find myself torn.

 

The reason I specifically say freshly harvested – as in pulled from the ground a day or two before reaching a vendor’s stall – is because the sweet potatoes are at their peak of sweetness then, they are starchy, floury and tender when cooked. These qualities I find make them exceptionally delicious as fries.

 

The ‘recipe’ for making these fries has no specific amounts, just oven