Parmesan Fried Chicken

• 5 lb. meaty broiler-fryer chicken pieces
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable shortening
• 1 c. flour
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 2 tsp. paprika
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 Tbsp. milk
• 1 1/3 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2/3 c. dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

1. Remove skin from chicken pieces.
2. Lightly salt chicken. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
3. In oven, melt 2 tablespoons butter and shortening in a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan.
4. In 2-quart plastic bag, combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika.
5. Shake chicken pieces to coat them well.
6. In medium bowl, beat together eggs with milk.
7. Dip flour coated chicken in egg mixture.
8. In another 2-quart plastic bag, combine cheese and bread crumbs. Shake chicken pieces in cheese mixture to coat well.
9. Place chicken bone side down in melted butter and shortening in jelly roll pan. Drizzle 1/4 cup butter over chicken pieces and bake in preheated oven at 400u0b0 for 1 hour.
10. Serve hot or cold.
11. Serves 8 to 10.

chicken, butter, vegetable shortening, flour, salt, pepper, paprika, eggs, milk, parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, butter

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=856 (may not work)