Recipe: Seasoned French Fries (like Checker's)

It is close to Checker's but not perfect. It should give you a start so you can tweak it to your taste.

SEASONED RESTAURANT FRIES

BATTER:
1 cup boxed pancake mix
2 cups club soda
SEASONING:
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons seasoned salt
POTATOES:
1 bag frozen plain French fries (do not thaw)
plain flour

BATTER:
Prepare pancake batter using club soda; set aside.

SEASONING:
Combine seasoning mixture and store in a tightly covered container. Allow 1 tsp seasoning for each cup of prepared batter.

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.

Heat oil at least 2-inches deep in an electric frying pan to 385 degrees F.

Coat the floured French fries evenly in the batter and fry in small portions at a time in the 385F oil. Turn fries once to brown evenly.

Remove with tongs to drain on paper towel lined plate. Serve at once.

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