Oven Fried Chicken

By KodiakDavis

Ingredients

• Marinade:
• 6 single chicken breasts cut in half crosswise
• 4 tablespoons cooking oil, cooking oil spray or 1/4 cut butter
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• Coating:
• 4 cups panko bread crumbs
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon powdered thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon powdered mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder/salt

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Marinade:

Mix buttermilk, paprika, salt, garlic powder/salt and cayenne pepper.
In a large bowl, pour buttermilk mixture over chicken.
Stir, cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.

Chicken:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grease large baking pan with 4 tablespoons cooking oil.
Set aside

Place panko, salt, thyme, paprika, powdered mustard and garlic powder in a large bowl.
Mix thoroughly.
Remove 1 cup of the coating mix to a smaller bowl.
Using tongs, lift each piece of chicken and dredge it through the coating in the small bowl.
Use your hands, if needed, to make the crumbs adhere.
As the crumbs in the smaller bowl start to decrease and clump together, refresh it with the crumbs in the larger bowl.
Place chicken pieces on the baking sheet.
Gently spray the top of the chicken with cooking oil, to encourage browning, or lightly drizzle with melted butter.
Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown and thoroughly cooked.