Simple Oven Fried Chicken

Directions

1. 1
   Wipe the pieces of chicken with paper toweling.
2. 2
   Melt the margarine in a saucepan.
3. 3
   Mix the salt, pepper, bread crumbs and cornstarch together thoroughly.
4. 4
   Dip each piece of chicken into the melted margarine, then into the bread crumb mixture.
5. 5
   Place the chicken pieces, skin side down, in a shallow baking pan.
6. 6
   Bake in a 350° oven for 45 minutes, then turn each piece of chicken over, skin side up, and continue to bake at 350° for 25 minutes longer, or until rich brown and each piece can be easily pierced with a fork.
7. 7
   Serve at once, piping hot.