Buttermilk Baked Chicken (ATK)

By hmp13

Ingredients

• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 (10ounce) envelope ranch seasoning mix
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 pounds bone in chicken pieces, skin and excess fat removed
• 5 slices hearty white sandwich bread, torn into pieces

Preparation

Step 1

Adjust oven racks to lowest middle positions and heat oven to 450 degrees. Whisk buttermilk, sour cream, 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning, and salt in large bowl until salt dissolves. Add chicken and toss to coat. Add chicken and toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.

Meanwhile, pulse bread and remaining ranch seasoning mix in food processor until finely ground. Bake bread crumbs on rimmed baking sheet on middle rack, stirring occasionally, until light golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to shallow dish.

Line rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Remove chicken from bowl (allowing excess brine to drip into bowl) and dredge in bread crumbs, pressing to adhere. Transfer coated chicken to prepared baking sheet and spray lightly with cooking spray.

Bake on lowest rack until bottom of chicken is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Move baking sheet to middle rack and reduce oven temperature to 400 degrees. Bake until chicken is golden brown and white meat registers 160 degrees (or dark beat registers 175 degrees), 20 to 25 minutes. Serve.