{"id":1280,"date":"2021-05-06T21:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T04:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2021-09-11T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T22:52:18","slug":"sweetest-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2021\/05\/06\/sweetest-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweetest Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"862\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210426_163058-1024x862.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210426_163058-1024x862.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210426_163058-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210426_163058-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210426_163058.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever noticed that sweet potatoes sometimes come out a bit bland? A trick to ensure optimum sweetness is to bring them slowly up to temperature. The longer they spend at a moderate temp, the more their starch gets converted to sugar. (America&#8217;s Test Kitchen saves the day again.) So, even through deep-fryer-equipped restaurants have the market cornered on truly crisp sweet potato fries, you can easily make the sweetest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Serves 3-4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2 large sweet potatoes<\/li><li>2 Tbsp cornstarch<\/li><li>2 Tbsp vegetable oil<\/li><li>Salt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A good way to make sure sweet potatoes will cook evenly is to cut them in thick slices, all the same thickness &#8211; 3\/4 inch is good. The different diameters will not be an issue. Toss the cut potatoes with cornstarch in a big bowl. Then oil, then salt &#8211; half a teaspoon is a good start. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, spread the potatoes out into a single layer, and cover with more foil. Place into cold oven on middle rack and turn heat to 400. Set timer for 30 mins. Then, remove foil. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until well-browned on the bottom. Flip potatoes, and bake for 10-15 more minutes or until browned on both sides. Serve hot with ketchup or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2021\/04\/16\/ranch-dressing\/\">Ranch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(I&#8217;ve used this method for a holiday side dish, too. Omit cornstarch and cook as directed, the day before the feast or whenever makes sense. Transfer potatoes to a glass baking dish to refrigerate until ready, then reheat, covered with foil.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even through deep-fryer-equipped restaurants have the market cornered on truly crisp sweet potato fries, you can easily make the sweetest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[36,78,67],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1280"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1770,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280\/revisions\/1770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}