Cajun Catfish

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 pound catfish fillets
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup safflower or canola oil

1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. In a bowl combine the buttermilk and hot pepper sauce.
4. Place the fillets in the buttermilk mixture.
5. In a shallow dish combine the bread crumbs, thyme, mustard, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and pepper.
6. Stir in the oil.
7. Remove fish fillets from buttermilk mixture, letting the excess drip off.
8. Dip the fish in the bread crumb mixture, pressing firmly onto fish.
9. Arrange fish on the prepared baking sheet.
10. Bake until firm, opaque, and coating begins to tum golden brown, about 10 minutes.

nonstick cooking spray, buttermilk, hot pepper, catfish fillets, bread crumbs, thyme, mustard, salt, garlic, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, safflower

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/cajun-catfish (may not work)