Oven-Fried Chicken by the Bucket
- Canola oil spray
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Two 8 1/2-ounce bags kettle-style potato chips (such as salt-and-pepper flavor), finely crushed
- Four 6-ounce boneless chicken breasts with skin, halved crosswise
- 4 bone-in chicken thighs (1 1/2 pounds)
- 4 chicken drumsticks (1 pound)
- Preheat the oven to 400 and arrange the racks in the upper and lower thirds.
- Spray 2 wire racks with canola oil and set them over 2 rimmed baking sheets.
- Place 1 cup of the flour in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- In another medium bowl, whisk the milk with the mustard and season with salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, stir the crushed potato chips with the remaining 1/4 cup of flour.
- Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then dust with the flour, tapping off any excess.
- Dip the pieces in the milk, then coat in the crushed potato chips, pressing to help them adhere.
- Transfer the chicken breasts to one baking sheet and the thighs and drumsticks to the second one.
- Spray the chicken all over with canola oil.
- Bake the thighs and drumsticks on the upper rack of the oven for 20 minutes.
- Transfer to the lower rack.
- Place the chicken breasts on the upper rack.
- Bake all of the chicken for about 20 minutes longer, until golden and cooked through.
- Season with salt and serve.
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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/oven-fried-chicken-bucket (may not work)