A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?

"Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."

Becca

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:48:43 -0500, Becca > wrote:

>A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>
>"Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
>tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
>They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
>for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."
>

I have done this with Brussells sprouts -- separate the leaves, toss
with olive oil and salt, then bake until they are brown around the
edges. They are very good. I will have to try it with kale soon.

Tara

On Jul 6, 11:48*am, Becca > wrote:
> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. *Has anybody tried this?

Here's a variation which I think I saw here but neglected to note
who posted it.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Remove stems from kale and tear into 6 or so pieces per leave.
Wash kale and dry thoroughly.

Toss kale pieces in plastic bag with 2 tsp of olive oil and the
juice of one lemon, freshly ground pepper to taste, and a pinch
of kosher salt.

Spread out kale on baking sheet and place in oven. Set timer for
30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, toss kale to loosen any pieces sticking to
cookie sheet. Bake for another 15 minutes or until kale is all
crisp to touch.

Cool for 5 to 10 minutes while you snack on the pieces

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:48:43 -0500, Becca > wrote:

> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>
> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
> for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."
>
I haven't tried making kale chips yet. Please let me know if you
do.... and like it. The recipe I have also calls for vinegar.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On 7/6/2010 2:01 PM, KevinS wrote:
> On Jul 6, 11:48 am, > wrote:
>
>> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>>
> Here's a variation which I think I saw here but neglected to note
> who posted it.
>
> Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
>
> Remove stems from kale and tear into 6 or so pieces per leave.
> Wash kale and dry thoroughly.
>
> Toss kale pieces in plastic bag with 2 tsp of olive oil and the
> juice of one lemon, freshly ground pepper to taste, and a pinch
> of kosher salt.
>
> Spread out kale on baking sheet and place in oven. Set timer for
> 30 minutes.
>
> After 30 minutes, toss kale to loosen any pieces sticking to
> cookie sheet. Bake for another 15 minutes or until kale is all
> crisp to touch.
>
> Cool for 5 to 10 minutes while you snack on the pieces
>

Thanks for the recipe, yours explains it much better. I could nod find
Kale at the supermarket this morning, though.

Becca

On 7/6/2010 2:11 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:48:43 -0500, > wrote:
>
>
>> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>>
>> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
>> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
>> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
>> for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."
>>
>>
> I haven't tried making kale chips yet. Please let me know if you
> do.... and like it. The recipe I have also calls for vinegar.
>

Will do.

Becca

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:48:43 -0500, Becca > wrote:

>A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>
>"Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
>tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
>They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
>for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."

Well, potatoes are vegetables too. I don't think kale chips will ever
satisfy the snackies like real chitata pips... that would be like a
priest trying to convince a rabbi that bacon is better than sex. hehe

On 7/6/2010 2:48 PM, Becca wrote:
> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>
> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
> for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."
>
> Becca

I tried this a few months ago. I was terrifically disappointed.
I threw the rest of the batch into some soup I had.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On 7/6/2010 3:07 PM, Kate Connally wrote:
> I tried this a few months ago. I was terrifically disappointed.
> I threw the rest of the batch into some soup I had.
>
> Kate
>

Sorry the baked kale did not turn out well. I am glad you had an
alternative use, I will remember that.

Becca

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:26:09 -0500, Becca > wrote:

> Thanks for the recipe, yours explains it much better. I could nod find
> Kale at the supermarket this morning, though.

Isn't kale a "winter" vegetable?

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Jul 6, 2:48*pm, Becca > wrote:
> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. *Has anybody tried this?
>
> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
> for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."
>
> Becca

Yes - this is easy and very tasty, but I wonder how much of the
nutrients are wrecked in the baking. If you're going to make it,
sprinkle on a lot of garlic powder instead of the salt.

On 7/6/2010 6:11 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:26:09 -0500, > wrote:
>
>
>> Thanks for the recipe, yours explains it much better. I could nod find
>> Kale at the supermarket this morning, though.
>>
> Isn't kale a "winter" vegetable?
>

That could be why I couldn't find it. lol Thanks for letting me know.

Becca

On 7/6/2010 6:35 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> Yes - this is easy and very tasty, but I wonder how much of the
> nutrients are wrecked in the baking. If you're going to make it,
> sprinkle on a lot of garlic powder instead of the salt.
>


Garlic powder is a good idea, thanks.

Becca

On 07/06/2010 11:48 AM, Becca wrote:
> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?

No, but so many of my friends and fellow bloggers love 'em. I plan to
make them next time I get kale in the farm box. I'm not a huge fan of it
cooked in stuff, so maybe I'll like it better this way.

Serene

Becca wrote:

> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good for
> you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."

You need a LOT of kale for a little snack, but it does work fine. When Lin
and I had crisp kale in a restaurant earlier this year, the kale had been
sandwiched between two sheet pans (presumably with Silpats to keep them from
sticking) and baked so that they came out flat.

Bob

"Becca" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>
> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a >
> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good for
> you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."

My dd does this but she says it isn't as easy as that. Every piece must not
touch any other and it is time consuming to make it perfect. If it isn't
perfect, it isn't crisp. She likes it but ends up making it seldom.

On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 10:22:13 +0200, "Giusi" > wrote:

>"Becca" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. Has anybody tried this?
>>
>> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a >
>> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
>
>My dd does this but she says it isn't as easy as that. Every piece must not
>touch any other and it is time consuming to make it perfect. If it isn't
>perfect, it isn't crisp. She likes it but ends up making it seldom.

My wife likes these a lot -- she made a huge batch for our neighborhood
cookout last Sunday, and people loved them. She bakes them spread on a
cooling rack in a jelly roll pan, but at 250 F until crisp.

No special attention needed to keep them from touching, in our
experience.

-- Larry

On 7/7/2010 9:34 AM, pltrgyst wrote:
> My wife likes these a lot -- she made a huge batch for our neighborhood
> cookout last Sunday, and people loved them. She bakes them spread on a
> cooling rack in a jelly roll pan, but at 250 F until crisp.
>
> No special attention needed to keep them from touching, in our
> experience.
>
> -- Larry
>

Thanks for the info. If you bake them on a cooling rack, does that make
them more crispy? Do you have to turn them over? Also, 250 F does not
seem very hot, but it worked for her. I can't wait to try these.

Becca

On Jul 7, 4:48*am, Becca > wrote:
> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. *Has anybody tried this?
>
> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
> for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."
>
> Becca

Hi Becca,

I'm sorry but your idea/recipe sounds very much like a homosexual
man's version of good ol' fashion potato chips, or french fries, as
the septic tanks (Yanks) like to call them heh.

Kind Regards,
Brian Anasta

On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:11:21 -0700 (PDT), Brian Anasta
> wrote:

>I'm sorry but your idea/recipe sounds very much like a homosexual
>man's version of good ol' fashion potato chips, or french fries, as
>the septic tanks (Yanks) like to call them heh.

Septic tanks are where we Yanks place people like you. Heh.

-- Larry

On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:11:21 -0700 (PDT), Brian Anasta
> wrote:

> I'm sorry but your idea/recipe sounds very much like a homosexual
> man's version of good ol' fashion potato chips, or french fries, as
> the septic tanks (Yanks) like to call them heh.

It was all the rage with food bloggers a few months ago.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:11:06 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:26:09 -0500, Becca > wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the recipe, yours explains it much better. I could nod find
>> Kale at the supermarket this morning, though.
>
>Isn't kale a "winter" vegetable?

It is. However, I've found that they'll grow right through summer no
problems at all, other than the moths/cataplillars love the stuff in
the warmer weather. They'll also flower profusely and the leaves
become much smaller, but I've managed to get more than enough leaves
for a feed all the same.

On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 16:35:17 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Jul 6, 2:48*pm, Becca > wrote:
>> A young friend says she bakes kale to make chips. *Has anybody tried this?
>>
>> "Buy a big bunch of kale, rip it into bite sized chunks, drizzle about a
>> tsp of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 mins.
>> They are crunchy, tasty, and best of all they're vegetables. Very good
>> for you! I'm a big snacker so things like this work for me."
>>
>> Becca
>
>Yes - this is easy and very tasty, but I wonder how much of the
>nutrients are wrecked in the baking. If you're going to make it,
>sprinkle on a lot of garlic powder instead of the salt.

Baking it would pretty much destroy a lot of the nutritional value,
then again - they'd still be a much better thing to have than some
crappy store bought potato chips.