Mini-Adventure #2: Oven-baked Potato Chips

For a while now, I have wondered if it would be possible to make home-made potato chips by using a vegetable peeler to slice potatoes and then cooking them some way. So, tonight, while making something else with potatoes (see Adventure #4), I decided that I would finally try it. I grabbed an extra potato and peeled away to make a cookie sheet of thinly sliced chips. It was a tasty experiment and I hope that you enjoy it.

Oven-baked Potato Chips

Ingredients:

• 1 potato, thinly sliced using a vegetable peeler
• 1-2 Tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste (try out other seasoning options as well)

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Evenly coat cookie sheet with oil (do a really good job with this or else the chips will stick and you won't be able to get them off of the cookie sheet).
3. Arrange thin potato slices in a single layer (no overlap at all!) on the cookie sheet and season lightly with salt and pepper.
4. Bake for about 3-5 minutes or until chips are golden brown and crispy (watch them carefully or they will burn!).
5. Enjoy a taste of homemade goodness!