Butter Crisp Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon creole seasoning, tony chachere's
• frying chicken, cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup butter, for browning sauce

Recipe

• 1 melt 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup shortening set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 3 spray a casserole dish with non-stick spray (to make clean-up easier later).
• 4 combine flour, salt, pepper, garlic salt, paprika, creole seasoning together.
• 5 coat the chicken very well in the flour mixture.
• 6 in a skillet, melt the remaining 1/4 cup butter and lightly brown the fryer pieces.
• 7 place the browned chicken in a casserole dish uncovered.
• 8 in the pan you have just browned the chicken, pour the (set aside) melted butter and shortening into the skillet and combine with the chicken drippings/butter (that was already in the pan).
• 9 using half of this mixture baste the chicken; use the remaining mixture half-way through the cooking time.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 35 to 40 minutes or until done (the juices should run clear when you prick the meatiest part of the chicken with a fork).