Oven Fried Chicken

From http://inthekitchenwithkath.com

(Adapted from the 1971 edition of Betty Crocker’s Good and Easy Cookbook)

1 cut-up chicken (cut the breasts in half crosswise, so you have 4 smaller pieces instead of 2 large pieces)

¼ cup oil

¼ cup butter

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon paprika

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Optional: 1 cup buttermilk

1. If using the buttermilk, put it and the chicken in a gallon Ziploc bag. Refrigerate for a few hours, turning the bag over once or twice.

2. Heat the oven to 425˚. Put the oil and butter in a baking pan and put it in the oven to melt the butter.

3. Put the flour, salt, paprika and cayenne pepper in a large Ziploc or paper bag. Shake well to mix. Put half of the chicken in the bag and shake vigorously to coat. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.

4. Put the chicken, skin side down, in the pan and bake for 30 minutes.

5. Turn the chicken pieces over and bake for another 30 minutes.