Oven-Fried Chicken

Name: Oven-Fried Chicken
Ingredients: 1 cup bread crumbs (from 3 slices firm white sandwich bread, coarsely ground in a food processor); 3/4 teaspoon salt; 3/8 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; Rounded 1/8 teaspoon curry powder; 1 (8- to 10-oz) chicken breast and 1 (8-ounce) whole leg, both with skin and bones

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 cup bread crumbs (from 3 slices firm white sandwich bread, coarsely ground in a food processor)
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Rounded 1/8 teaspoon curry powder
1 (8- to 10-oz) chicken breast and 1 (8-ounce) whole leg, both with skin and bones

Directions

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat to 450F.
2

Bake bread crumbs in a small shallow baking pan until dry but not browned, 2 to 4 minutes.
3

Transfer to a shallow bowl and mix in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
4

Leave oven on.
5

Stir together butter, mustard, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry powder, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl.
6

Brush butter mixture all over chicken, then transfer chicken to bowl of crumbs to coat evenly on both sides, pressing crumbs to help adhere.
7

Bake chicken, skin sides up, in baking pan until well browned and cooked through, 30 to 40 minutes.
8

Let chicken stand 5 to 10 minutes (do not cover).