Shelly's Recipe

BAKED KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN

Category: Chicken

3 lbs chicken, cut up
2 pkg Italian salad dressing
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp butter, softened
1 1/2 cup pancake mix
1/2 tsp sage
1 pt. salad oil
3 tbsp flour
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cup milk
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp pepper

Wipe chicken dry. Make paste of Italian dressing, salt, butter, flour and lemon juice. Brush to coat chicken evenly. Stack and refrigerate several hours. About 1 1/2 hours before serving, heat 1/2 inch oil in 2 large skillets so chicken will not be crowded.

Mix up pancake mix with paprika, sage and pepper. Dip pieces of chicken in milk and then in pancake mixture. Coat well. Dust off excess. Lightly brown about 4 minutes each side of chicken. Place in 1 layer in shallow pans. Spoon remaining milk over pieces. Seal with foil. Bake at 350 1 hour. Uncover. Increase oiven temperature and bake at 400 10 minutes. Baste with milk again. Serves