Monday, October 26, 2009

Potato Pumpkin Posers - Homemade Pumpkin Shaped Potato Chips

The Unplugged Project theme for this week is change, so we decided to change our regular homemade potato chips for fall.



We peeled a couple of potatoes, and notched them on top, so they looked kind of like elongated pumpkins. The knife work was too hazardous for little hands, so I did the cutting.





Then, I sliced them into thin slices, and we brushed them with olive oil mixed with a couple of dashes of turmeric. Turmeric is a nice mild spice, which is perfect, because we really wanted it more for color, than for flavor. We also added a pinch of tarragon to the stems, to give them a hint of green.

We baked them on a cookie sheet for about 12 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, turned them over, and baked them for an additional 12 minutes. Then, I pulled them from the oven, and gave them a couple quick dashes of salt, and served them up to the kids.

They didn't last long - proving, that sometimes change is good.

Check out the other Unplugged Projects this week, at Unplug Your Kids.

It's great to be homeschooler.

3 comments:

  1. Wow, those sound fantastic. Not sure of the taste of turmeric?

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  2. It's very mild, and just adds a hint of flavor - but more importantly it adds a lot of color.

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  3. These are fantastic! We'll definetely try them too!! love them!

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