Un-Fried Chicken

Dicie wanted fried chicken for her birthday dinner! I have never fried chicken in my life, and after looking at a few recipes realized there was no way I was going to actually deep-fry-in-a-vat-of-hot-oil anything. So I did a quick search for un-fried chicken and decided to try this one. BAM! Amazing. This is a definite keeper, wouldn't change a thing (although next time I'll try for a more crispy crust).

8-10 boneless skinless chicken thighs (1 1/2 - 2 lbs)
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp hot sauce
2 egg whites
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 1/4 cups cornflake crumbs

Preheat the oven to 375. Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

Combine salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Sprinkle over the chicken. Combine the buttermilk, hot sauce, egg whites and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl and toss the chicken to coat.

Pour the cornflake crumbs into another large bowl. Dip the chicken into the crumbs, pressing to adhere, and then place onto the baking sheet and into the oven. Bake 45 min. For crispier chicken, turn chicken half-way through baking, or bake chicken on a wire rack on the baking sheet.

Recipe from Pauladeen.com