Potato wedges My alternative to chips

As a desperate attempt to find something that resembled chips but with very low fat content I came up with these

This is also great for making your carbs go further, as the potatoes are cut up it seems like you are getting more potato than you are

I have the basic recipe and then a few ideas further down to spice things up

calories per serving are 75 per 100grams

Pre heat an oven to 220c

2 new potatoes or 1 normal size potato per person

Low fat spray

Salt and pepper to season

Basic recipe

Cut the potatoes into quarters, do this length ways, do not peel

Spray and oven tray with low fat spray

Place the potatoes in the baking tray and season

Mix the potatoes around so that they are covered in the low fat spray

roast in oven for 20-30 mins

Chilli potato wedges

Same as above but when mixing the potatoes add 1-2 teaspoons of chilli powder

Garlic wedges

Add two cloves of garlic in their skin to the mixture, give them a bash before hand to let some of the flavours out but let them roast in their skins

Piri piri wedges

Sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of ready mixed piri piri spices and mix

Basically add whatever flavour you would like with them, also a good tip is to squeeze some lemon juice over the potatoes when you take them Out of the oven

If you don't like the low fat spray just use 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil instead, this will add about 30 calories to the meal

Cheese and chilli Wholemeal scone (160 kcal per scone)

This recipe should make around 6 scones

Preheat oven to 220c, fan oven to 200c, 425f or gas mark 7

200g/8oz Wholemeal flour. 3tsp baking powder.

1/4 tsp salt.

50g/2oz light butter/spread (I use lurpak light). 150mls/5fl 1% milk.

Handful of grated low fat cheese (or to taste).

1 Birdseye chilli finely chopped(or more if you like it hot!.

Add flour, baking powder, cheese, chilli and salt into a mixing bowl and give it a stir.

Add the butter and rub mixture in until butter is mixed in and the mixture is fine in consistency.

Add half the milk and mould into a ball adding more slowly until you have a well formed ball of dough Leave to rest for 15 mins.

Take handfuls of dough and mould them into scone shapes, they will grow a third in size.

Scatter some flour over a baking tray and place the scones on making sure they don't stick to the tray.

Wash the tops with a little 1% milk.

Pop in oven for about 10 minutes, tops will be hard and if poked with a knife the knife should come out clean.