Spicy Oven Fried Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1/2 cup cracker crumb (cracker meal)
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 4 lbs chicken pieces (about 14 pieces)

Recipe

• 1 combine oil and butter in a 11x14 inch baking pan with sides, and place in a 375°f oven to melt butter. then set aside on counter.
• 2 rinse chicken and drain on a cutting board, but do not pat dry.
• 3 in a large paper sack, combine flour, cracker crumbs, cornmeal and spices and seasonings.
• 4 roll chicken pieces 3 at a time in melted butter/oil in pan, then drop in the paper sack and shake to coat pieces. place on a plate and continue with the rest of the chicken.
• 5 place coated chicken in 11x14-inch pan, skin side down.
• 6 bake in the 375°f oven for 45 minutes, then turn pieces over and bake another 5-10 minutes more, or until top crust begins to sizzle. crust is better if chicken is not refrigerated before eating.
• 7 use pan drippings to make gravy if you like.