best baked french fries

Ingredients

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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; spray with cooking spray.
• place sliced potatoes in a colander; sprinkle sugar over potatoes. set aside until liquid is released from potatoes, 20 to 30 minutes. drain liquid and dry potatoes well.
• mix potato slices, olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a resealable bag until evenly coated. spread coated potato slices in a single layer, leaving space around each potato, 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.