Guiltless Potato Chips

Hubby and I are trying to stay away from packaged chips, since these are usually loaded with salt and fat. But of course, the little ones still hanker for some of these crispy, salty treats.

Since there weren't any potato chips to be had in the house one evening, we started wondering: why not make our own? It shouldn't be too difficult -- some potatoes, a bit of salt, an oven. We all had that, so off we went to the kitchen to experiment.

I sliced a couple of potatoes into 1/8-inch thick portions. I then lined a baking pan with parchment paper, and used a paper towel to dab on a very small amount of canola oil on the paper. I then arranged the sliced potatoes on top of the parchment paper, then dabbed on a little bit more of oil on top of the potato slices. A dash of salt on top, and they were ready for the oven.

After around 12 minutes in the 260 deg C oven, the potato slices had transformed into perfectly crispy potato chips. Not as salty as the commercially packaged ones, but healthier and satisfying just the same.

The whole family loved it! I'm now thinking of using camote (sweet potato) next time...