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Crispy Baked Potato Chips
In the beautifully illustrated children’s book titled, “George Crum and the Saratoga Chip” by Gaylia Taylor and illustrated by Frank Morrison, there is a history story about our beloved potato chips. It was created by George Crum, an African-American restaurant chef. In 1853 in Saratoga Springs, New York at Moon’s Lake House restaurant, Chef George decided to thinly slice potatoes and fry them as a response to a dissatisfied customer, millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The disgruntled customer repeatedly returned his dish of fried potatoes back to the kitchen, complaining they were too thick and soggy. The frustrated Chef Crum decided to furiously respond to this customer. He cut the potatoes as thin as possible, frying them longer than usual, and finishing them off with an excessive amount of salt to the point they would be inedible. Expecting the customer to be even more dissatisfied with this new dish, George was surprised with the positive enthusiasm. Originally called ‘Saratoga Chips’, George’s new invention became a popular specialty dish.
Nearly fifty years later potato chips began to be mass produced by several companies. Inspired by George Crum’s Saratoga Chips, Superkids? Make our own with Mom at home with this baked version. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Peeled sweet potatoes, sliced into thin slices
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Garlic powder
1 or 2 tbsp oil
. Gently remove the chips and place on a cooling rack or parchment paper; let them cool for few minutes and they are ready to serve.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 230 C.
- Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a pot of boiling water, cook the potato slices for 3-5 minute.
- Drain well and combine with oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder in a large bowl.
- Place potato slices on prepared baking sheet in one layer.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- If some of the chips brown more quickly than others, remove them and continue to bake until each chip is baked through.
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