Crispy Sweet Potato Fries

I have been attempting to make crispy sweet potato fries in the oven for probably about 6 months now, and have failed miserably every time. I usually end up with mushy fries that are stuck to the pan/foil. This recipe, inspired by a recipe I found on Pinterest, was amazingly crispy and delicious.


Ingredients:


1 sweet potato
2 T all-purpose flour
1/2 t sea salt
1/2 t black pepper
1/2 cup egg beaters (or two eggs, beaten)
1 cup bread crumbs


Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel sweet potato and slice into fry-sized pieces. Combine flour, salt, pepper, and sweet potato pieces in a gallon-size plastic bag. Seal bag and shake until all pieces of sweet potato are covered in flour and spice mixture.


Prepare an assembly line with eggs in one shallow bowl, bread crumbs in another shallow bowl, and a large cookie sheet lined with aluminum fail and generously sprayed with cooking spray.

Taking each fry one at a time, dip a flour-coated fry in the eggs, then roll in bread crumbs until coated, and place on baking tray. Continue until all pieces are covered in bread crumbs.

Cook at 425 degrees for 17 minutes. I served these fries with a cilantro-chive yogurt dip from Trader Joe's as a great rainy-afternoon snack. One sweet potato is enough to serve two people.

References:

http://www.seasaltwithfood.com/2012/02/baked-sweet-potato-fries.html