french fries

2 yukon gold potatoes
1/4 c milk
1/4 flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
canola for frying

cut the potatoes into quarter inch slices.  then cut the slices into eighth to quarter inch french fries.  pour milk in a bowl.  mix flour, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper in another bowl.  dunk potatoes in milk and toss in the flour mixture.  pour two inches of canola oil in a pan and bring to 375 degrees fahrenheit.  drop the potatoes in one at a time in small batches.  fry for 2-3 minutes.  take out and let cool on a wire rack.  make sure the fries are on a single layer.

ready to be fried

single layer after cooling on the wire rack
and before wrapping in newspaper to serve  

Fries are not fries unless they are matchstick french fries... thin and crunchy.  These are, and these are tasty!

I am so excited about my new kitchen toys!  While in Russia, I made fried chicken for the first time and realized that frying without a thermometer equals not a good idea.  And... I got a spider whisk.  Ohhh have I been wanting that fine friend.