Copycat Hardee's Seasoned Fries

Ingredients

• 1 bag frozen plain French fries
• flour

Batter

• 1 cup boxed pancake mix
• 2 cups club soda

Seasoning

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 1/2 tablespoons seasoning salt

Directions

1. 1

   Prepare batter.

2. 2

   Combine seasoning mixture and store in a tightly covered container.

3. 3

   Allow 1 tsp seasoning for each cup of prepared batter.

4. 4

   Potatoes: Without thawing, open bag of fries and dust them lightly but evenly in flour, letting them dry on waxed paper lined cookie sheet for a few minutes.

5. 5

   Coat the floured French fries evenly in the batter and fry in small portions at a time in 385 F oil (at least 2" deep) in an electric fry pan.

6. 6

   Turn fries once to brown evenly.

7. 7

   Remove with tongs to drain on paper towels.

8. 8

   Serve at once.

9. 9

   The batter can be repeated as needed to coat the frozen fries.

10. 10

    Fajita Fries: Add 1/2 ts ground cumin in each cup of prepared batter that includes the seasoning mix given above.