Baked Oven "Fried" Chicken

Ingredients:

10 chicken tenderloins
1 C buttermilk
1 C flour
1 C panko
1/4 cornmeal
3 TBS butter

1 TBS salt
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp onion powder


Instructions:

Mix spices in a small sealable bag. Add 1 TBS spices, 1 C buttermilk, and chicken to a large freezer bag and marinate 6-12 hours. Store remaining spices.

Preheat oven to 400. Line a rimmed baking tray with parchment paper (foil will NOT work, chicken will stick to it!) Add butter to baking tray and melt in oven while it pre-heats. Remove baking tray once butter is melted.

Mix together flour, panko, cornmeal, and remaining spices to a large bowl. Add half of this breading mixture to a large freezer bag.

Remove chicken tenders from buttermilk and dab off excess marinade with paper towels. 

Add half of the chicken to the breadcrumb bag and shake until well coated, pressing the breadcrumbs into the chicken with your fingers through the bag. Lay breaded chicken in butter on baking tray. Add remaining breadcrumb mixture to bag along with remaining chicken and repeat. 

Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown then carefully flip chicken and bake another 5 minutes then broil to desired crispiness.

Serve with favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy!