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How To Make Low Fat Oven Baked French Fries

Low Fat Oven Baked French Fries recipe. This easy recipe for French fries delivers the same great taste of the deep-fried ones without all the oil and its associated fat. It makes a great diet alternative. Enlarge

How To Make Low Fat Oven Baked French Fries

Low Fat Oven Baked French Fries recipe. This easy recipe for French fries delivers the same great taste of the deep-fried ones without all the oil and its associated fat. It makes a great diet alternative.

Prep:
10m
Cook:
30m
Total:
40m
Serves:
2

Step 1: You will need:

  • 3 potatoes, peeled
  • salt
  • for the home made cooking spray:
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 240 ml water
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 knife
  • 1 jug
  • 1 spray bottle

Step 2: Preheat the oven

Begin by setting the oven to 240ºC (475ºF/ gas mark 9).

Step 3: Prepare the potatoes

Cut the potatoes into 1cm sticks and set them aside.

Step 4: Make the homemade cooking spray

Pour the oil into the jug, add the water and pour the mix into the spray bottle.

Step 5: Prepare the baking tray

Vigorously shake the spray bottle then coat the entire baking tray. Place the potato sticks onto the tray. Shake the spray bottle again and spray the oil mix over the potatoes. Season with salt.

Step 6: Bake

Place the fries into the oven. Leave them to cook for about 20 minutes. Occasionally turn them to help them brown.

Step 7: Serve

Once baked, remove them from the oven. Serve immediately as part of a main dish, or as a tantalising snack on their own.