Homemade French Fry recipe

So some of you probably saw that I tried making homemade french fries for the first time.  The motivation for trying to?  My husband went to a friend's hog roast this weekend which is the first place I ever had homemade french fries.  I was unable to go this time around (way too hot our for Quinnie and my tummy was feeling icky) so they sounded good later! 

In addition, Owen never believes me when I tell him that french fries come from potatoes so he got to see them go through the stages.  So here, I will talk you through them in case you want to try them!

The recipe I followed I got from allrecipes (here).  I cut the recipe in half!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 cup water, or as needed  (I ended up with just shy of a 1/2 cup for half the batch!)
• 1 cup vegetable oil for frying

Directions

1.  Slice potatoes into French fries, and place into cold water so they won't turn brown while you prepare the oil.               

2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. While the oil is heating, sift the flour, garlic salt, onion salt, (regular) salt, and paprika into a large bowl. Gradually stir in enough water so that the mixture can be drizzled from a spoon.               

3.  Dip potato slices into the batter one at a time, and place in the hot oil so they are not touching at first. The fries must be placed into the skillet one at a time, or they will clump together. Fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove and drain on paper towels.

(This pictures is about half of what I made!)

They were definitely a hit with the family as there weren't any left!  Mmmm!