Much tastier than chips: how to cook potato sticks in the oven

30.07.2024 07:59

There is a relatively healthy alternative to chips.

We are talking about potato sticks, which are quite easy to prepare.

The absence of harmful components and the fact that it is not deep-fried makes this snack much safer for the body than chips.

At the same time, homemade snacks are much more appetizing than fried potato slices.

The recipe for an interesting snack was shared by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti in the field of cooking, chef, fourth-class baker Yulia Arkhipova.

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Potato Sticks Recipe

First, you need to boil 300 grams of potatoes in their skins. This stage should take about half an hour.

The finished potatoes need to be peeled and shredded. To achieve the second result, use a grater (the side with small holes).

While the potato mass is cooling, combine 300 grams of flour with diced cold butter (150 grams). Use a fork to mash the mass.

Combine the two resulting masses (potato and butter-flour), salt this dough. You can add crushed garlic cloves, as well as the spices you like.

Leave the dough wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for 60 minutes.

Then return this base to the countertop. Roll out the dough. It should turn out to be a "sheet" that is about half a centimeter thick.

Using a knife, turn the "leaf" into a set of small rectangles. These are the sticks that need to be laid out on baking sheets and put in the oven for a third of an hour. The temperature should be 180 degrees.

The result will be delicious-looking snacks: golden and, of course, very tasty.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Julia Arkhipova Expert: Julia ArkhipovaExpert / Belnovosti