Baked French Fries
My family makes these baked French fries often, like maybe once a week. We love them and they are so easy to make I thought I need to share this recipe!
It’s my daughter, Heidi’s well-known recipe, everyone asks her for the recipe and how to make them. So we made them for dinner last night so we could take pictures. They were so delicious with our homemade hamburgers! Nothing quite like “burgers and fries” when it comes to a fun and tasty evening meal.
These are crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, the perfect French Fry! We grow Yellow Yukon potatoes, so it’s our favorite potato to use. You can use from 3-10 potatoes depending on how many people you plan to feed. I’ll show you how it all comes together.
We have a big family and they drop in often for dinner, so today I used 10 potatoes. They were consumed so quickly we wished we’d made a few more. It’s nice because we only use olive oil and some spices to make them as flavorful as they turned out.
Have you heard about the famous Utah Fry Sauce? Well, it’s for dipping these yummy fries, or putting the sauce on barbequed hamburgers. I have the recipe my family makes down below. Let me know if you like fry sauce.
A family-owned hamburger restaurant here in Utah is famous for its fry sauce, and is the first place where I heard about “Fry Sauce.” It’s called “Arctic Circle.” They make awesome food, my friends. They also have great milkshakes they call “Above the Rim” since the ice cream literally fills the cup to overflowing. They have to put a plastic cap with a hole in the top so you don’t get the goodies all over you.
My budget doesn’t warrant a lot of visits there, but sometimes I just need a ready-made hamburger from them, with fry sauce, of course. I’m not sure all their outlets offer this, but the one near our home has a special “Bag of Burgers” deal. You pay something like $7.95 and get five made-to-order burgers. What a deal! By the way, their Cherry Ricky drink is to die for.
Baked French Fries
Kitchen Items You May Need
- Cutting board
- Vegetable Scrubber
- Spaghetti Pot (makes it easy to “blanch” the potatoes)
- A Good Knife
- Cookie Sheet
- Large Bowl
Baked French Fries
Step One
Scrub the potatoes, I use a vegetable scrubber. Let the potatoes dry on a hand towel. Vegetables Scrubber
Step Two
Start your water boiling while you cut the potatoes. You will “blanch” your potatoes in this pan for 3 minutes.
Step Three
Use a good knife to cut the potatoes into French Fry shapes.
Step Four
Preheat your oven WITH the cookie sheet to (425°F ) = (218°C).
Step Five
Place the cut potatoes into a strainer in order to place the potatoes into the boiling water.
Step Six
Blanch the potatoes for 3 minutes in the boiling water.
Step Seven
Remove the strainer /pan from the stove and let the potatoes drain.
Step Eight
Place the potatoes on a towel to dry.
Step Nine
Pat the potatoes dry with another towel in order to remove as much moisture as possible.
Step Ten
Place the towel-dried potatoes into a bowl.
Step Eleven
Drizzle the potatoes with a little olive oil. You don’t want to drench the potatoes, a little oil is better. One of the reasons I like this recipe is the fact you aren’t deep frying the potatoes in oil. I may be wrong, but I feel this approach is a more healthy alternative.
Step Twelve
Lightly sprinkle the potatoes with All-Season Salt and garlic powder.
Step Thirteen
This is my favorite step, remove the “heated” cookie sheet from the oven and place the seasoned potatoes on the cookie sheet. You will hear the pan sizzle as you place them on the cookie sheet. This is exactly what you want to hear. Put the pan back into the oven. You’ll bake them for 20-25 minutes and flip the potatoes over and bake another 20-25 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
Finished Product
They should look like this when the potatoes are done. You will love these Baked French Fries!
Baked French Fries Recipe
- 5-10 Potatoes, my favorite ones are Yukon Golds
- Olive Oil
- All-Season Salt
- Garlic Powder
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Scrub the potatoes, I use a vegetable scrubber. Let the potatoes dry on a hand towel. Start your water boiling while you cut the potatoes. You will "blanch" your potatoes in this pan for 3 minutes. Use a good knife to cut the potatoes into French Fry shapes. Preheat your oven WITH the cookie sheet to (425°F ) = (218°C). Place the cut potatoes into a strainer in order to place the potatoes into the boiling water. Blanch the potatoes for 3 minutes in the boiling water. Remove the strainer /pan from the stove and let the potatoes drain. Place the potatoes on a towel to dry. Pat the potatoes dry with another towel in order to remove as much moisture as possible. Place the towel-dried potatoes into a bowl. Drizzle the potatoes with a little olive oil. You will not drench the potatoes, a little oil is better. Lightly sprinkle the potatoes with All-Season Salt and garlic powder. This is my favorite step, remove the "heated" pan from the oven and place the seasoned potatoes on the cookie sheet. You will hear the pan sizzle as you place them on the cookie sheet. This is exactly what you want to hear. Put the pan back into the oven. You will bake them for 20-25 minutes and flip the potatoes over and bake another 20-25 minutes or until they are golden brown. You will love these Baked French Fries!
Linda’s Fry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
- 2/3 cup Ketchup or BBQ Sauce (I use Ketchup)
- 1 tablespoon Dill Pickle Juice
- 1-1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
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Grab a medium-sized bowl, combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, dill pickle juice, Worcestershire Sauce, and paprika. Whisk until smooth. It will keep in the refrigerator for about a week in an airtight jar with a lid.
How do I store the leftover fries?
I store mine in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days.
How do I reheat them?
Let’s be real here, the microwave doesn’t cut it for reheating, right? If you can get the best results when you reheat them in the oven, an air fryer, or toaster oven to give them that little bit of crunch.
Can I freeze them after baking them?
I have never frozen them, we usually eat the whole batch. I can’t recommend something I haven’t done.
What can I serve with them?
- Hot Dogs
- Hamburgers
- Steaks
- French Dip Sandwiches
- Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Final Word
This recipe for baked french fries is my favorite way to make fries! Add some fry sauce and I’m in heaven! Is it just Utah, or do people have fry sauce where you live? I love to hear from you! It’s all about cooking from scratch and stretching our food budget, right? May God Bless this world, Linda
Oh my! These sound so good and health! LOL Just what I need now that the holiday weight piled on.
Hi Deborah, thank you for the 5 stars, my sweet friend! I hear you on the holiday weight, dang! I keep thinking about exercise, keyword, thinking! I need to get with it! LOL! Linda
Any idea on the calorie count? I am determined to lose weight and am limited to 1100. Calories a day.
Hi Chris, thank you for the 5 stars, sister! It would all depend on how many spears you eat. One potato is approx. 160 calories I think. I use very little oil, I mean very little! The fry sauce, not sure about the calories! They are good plain! Linda
My family loves French Fries. We use a little Kosher Salt and nothing else. I will have to try the fries you make one difference I will make is to use a little corn oil instead of Olive Oil. I for some reason can’t use Olive oil myself although the family loves to use it. You would think a Jew would not be allergic to Olive Oil but hey Hashem makes us all different so I go with the flow.
Hi Jackie, thank you for the 5 stars, my sweet friend! Corn oil will be awesome! I use very little oil, so keep that in mind. I tried to make these a little healthier. Except for the fry sauce! LOL! Linda
Hi Linda,
Do you have an ‘air fryer” yet? My son bought me one for Christmas, but I haven’t used it yet. He tells me it is the “Cat’s Meow”. (Remember that old saying??)
I’m wondering how this recipe would turn out using an air fryer.??
When you give it a try, please post the results.
Hope you and yours are well and safe.
Suzanne
Hi Suzanne, I gave my air fryer to my grandson. Yes, they would work, you use very little oil in this recipe. The trick is blanching the potatoes and placing them on a HOT cookie sheet. As I remember we had to preheat the air fryer. Air Fryers are great for small portions and reheating certain foods. I’m sure you could use it! We’re doing well. Stay well, Linda
We have a version of fry sauce here in Minnesota, Equal parts ketchup
and mayo swirled with a toothpick to look pretty 😉
Hi Hazel, thank you for the 5 stars, my friend! Oh my gosh, I need to do the toothpick swirl! That would make it look so cute! It’s all about presentation, right? I love it, thank you for the tip! Linda