Sweet Potato Fries

2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

Heat the oven to 400.

Cut the sweet potatoes into sticks 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and 3 inches long, and toss them with the oil.

Mix the spices, salt and pepper in a small bowl, and toss them with the sweet potatoes. Spread them out on 2 rimmed baking sheets. Bake until brown and crisp on the bottom, about 15 minutes, then flip and cook until the other side is crisp, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.

From Mark Bitman in the New York Times

Tips:

Chipotle Paprika makes a delicious crust

Raise oven rack one notch higher

Cook fries on parchment paper to increase crisping. 

Put parchment on a heated stone in the oven to add additional crispness

May want to raise temperature to 425, depending on oven