Cajun oven-fried chicken

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

8 ea Thighs

Instructions:

chicken broiler/ -- fryer boned skinned 1/3 c Hot pepper sauce 1/4 c Water 1 tb Mustard Dijon 1/2 ts Pepper cayenne 1 c Breadcrumbs French 1/2 c Flour 3 tb Oil olive light 2 ts Garlic powder 2 ts Onion powder 2 ts Poultry seasoning 1 ts Cornstarch 1 ts Salt 1 ts Sugar 1 ts Paprika Marinate: ========= In a large bowl make the marinade by mixing together hot pepper sauce water mustard and pepper. Add chicken; cover and marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour. While chicken is marinating make the coating. Coating: ======== In a blender place the breadcrumbs flour oil garlic powder onion powder poultry seasoning and cornstarch salt sugar and paprika; blend until thoroughly mixed. Put the bread crumb mixture in a shallow dish. Assembly: ========= Remove the chicken from the marinade and add to the crumb mixture one piece at a time turning to coat. Place chicken in single layer in a shallow foil lined baking dish. Bake in 400 F for 20 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 and bake 20 minutes more or until chicken is fork tender. Cook: Joan M. McCormick Yorktown Virginia Source: "Chicken Cookery" - 1994 Delmarva Chicken Cooking Contest : Delmarva Poultry Industries Inc. : Georgetown Delaware 19947-9622