Title: Un-Fried French Fries
Categories: Polkadot Snack Lowfat Vegetable
Yield: 4 Servings

5	lg	Baking potatoes
		Light vegetable oil cooking spray
2	lg	Egg whites
1	tb	Cajun spice

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Slice each potato lengthwise into 1/4-inch ovals, then slice each oval lengthwise into matchsticks.

Coat a baking sheet with 3 sprays of the vegetable oil.

Combine the egg whites and cajun spice in a bowl. Add the matchstick potatoes and mix to coat. Pour the coated potatoes onto the prepared baking sheet and spread them out into a single layer, leaving a little space between them.

Place the baking sheet on the bottom shelf of the oven. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the fries are crispy, turning them every 6 to 8 minutes with a spatula so that they brown evenly. Serve immediately.

These look almost as good as they taste. The Cajun spice lends a bright red hue to the crunchy surface, while the soft inside is snowy white. At half a gram of fat per serving (versus 16 grams for the same amount of the fried variety) you can munch away guiltlessly. Serve alongside a small bowl of reduced-calorie catsup.

Fat per serving = 0.5 gram Calories per serving = 291

Source: In the Kitchen With Rosie by Rosie Daley

Notes from the Chef: "Here's something I tried to make out of In the Kitchen With Rosie - didn't come out as good as I'd hoped, but I attribute that to human error. I plan to try them again. Only .5 grams of fat per serving!" ~ Lisa

From: Lisa Date: 02-05-96 (23:04) The Polka Dot Cottage, a BBS with a taste of home. 1-201-822-3627. By fatfree-request@fatfree.com on Jun 16, 1997

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