Baked Fried Chicken With Pan Gravy

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 7 -8 chicken pieces (skin left on) or 1 whole chicken, cut up (skin left on)
• buttermilk, to cover chicken pieces
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 2 -3 tablespoons onions
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced (or coarsley chopped)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons seasoned flour (left over from the chicken coating)
• 1 cup half-and-half cream or 1 cup full-fat milk
• 1 -2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder, use if needed (or can use a bouillon cube) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to make the chicken: place the chicken pieces in a in baking dish, and pour buttermilk over to cover, turing with hands to coat all evenly; refrigerate for 45 minutes (make certain to use a baking dish to accommodate the chicken pieces in one layer).
• 2 set oven to 400 degrees.
• 3 spread the 1/2 cup melted butter in a large baking dish (large enough to hold chicken pieces).
• 4 using a heavy plastic freezer bag place the flour and all seasonings together and shake bag to mix.
• 5 reserve 2 heaping tablespoons of flour mixture; set aside.
• 6 shake one piece of chicken at a time in the seasoned flour, then place skin-side down in the baking dish.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes, turn over and continue baking for another additional 20 minutes, or until crispy and cooked.
• 8 remove the chicken; set aside in a warm place.
• 9 for the gravy: pour the pan drippings from the cooked chicken into a skillet, and saute the onions and mushrooms on medium high heat until soft.
• 10 in a small cup whisk together the 2 tablespoons reserved flour with the 1 cup milk or cream until smooth.
• 11 whisk the milk mixture into the onion/mushroom mixture.
• 12 if you think you need to add in the bouillon powder then add it in at this point, if not just omit it.
• 13 simmer until thickened, adding in more milk or cream to desired consistancy is reached.
• 14 serve the gravy with the chicken.