" Kicked Up" Oven Fried Chicken

Total Time: 5 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup oil (can use olive oil)
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (i use president's choice louisiana hot sauce)
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 11 -12 chicken pieces (skin on)
• 2 cups dry breadcrumbs (use only dry breadcrumbs!)
• 2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 4 -5 tablespoons melted butter

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl (large enough to hold the chicken pieces) whisk the buttermilk, oil, hot pepper sauce, minced garlic, dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon salt and about 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
• 2 add in sliced onion and chicken pieces; turn to coat/mix well.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours or up 24 hours, turning occasionally (i marinaded the chicken in the morning and baked it for dinner).
• 4 place a cookie rack on a foil-lined 15x10-inch baking sheet (i was able to get 11 pieces of chicken on one rack).
• 5 in a bowl mix together dry breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, flour, thyme spice, paprika, cayenne pepper, 1-1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt salt and garlic powder.
• 6 remove the chicken pieces from marinade, allowing any excess marinade to drip off the chicken.
• 7 dip the chicken pieces into the breadcrumb mixture and turn to coat completely.
• 8 arrange chicken (skin-side up) on rack or racks on the baking sheets.
• 9 let chicken stand for 30 minutes, no more no less!.
• 10 set oven to 425°f (bottom oven rack).
• 11 drizzle the melted butter over the chicken pieces.
• 12 bake until crisp, golden and cook through about 45 minutes (might take a little longer).