Simple Oven-Fried Chicken

Directions

1. 1
   Rinse and pat-dry chicken pieces.
2. 2
   Melt the butter in a saucepan.
3. 3
   Mix the salt, pepper, bread crumbs and cornstarch thoroughly.
4. 4
   Dip each piece of chicken into the melted butter and 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 degree oven for 45 minutes, then turn each piece of chicken over, skin-side up, and continue cooking for another 25 minutes, or until each piece is richly browned and can be easily pierced with a fork.
7. 7
   Serve at once.