Addictively crispy homemade baked fries ? with no frying required!

Once you see how EASY it is to make your own fries at home, you will never go back.
Thick-cut, crispy homemade french fries are on a completely different playing field from the soggy, greasy fries at fast-food restaurants. If you’ve never tried making your own fries at home, I highly recommend it.
They can be prepared with just five minutes of actual prep time, and today is the perfect day to try – I just found out this morning that it’s National French Fry Day. What are the odds I would unknowingly have planned to post a french fry recipe on this day, of all the days in the year""" It’s like it was meant to be.

A few tricks I’ve learned along the way: 1. Soak the fries for a few hours in water, then pat completely dry
2. Bake them on parchment paper to get them crispier
3. Be sure to use a high enough heat so the fries don’t just steam
4. Leaving the skin on adds nutrition and makes the recipe easier, but you can definitely opt to peel the potato if you’d prefer less rustic baked fries

And then eat straight out of the oven, sprinkled with sea salt or dipped in ranch dressing or ketchup.

Honestly, I think half the reason I like french fries is because I really, really love ketchup.
But that?s another story.

Picnic lunch, with homemade baked fries, carrots, and a Pizza Quinoa Burger.
Of course we also packed desserts, making it a fantastic picnic...