Baked Fried Chicken

This was a hit!!  Even Miss Picky Pants liked it!  Almost right on the KFC similarity.  I made a few changes, they are in blue.

Saw this on facebook, might have to try this one!  I love fried chicken but hate the mess.  I think I'll try buttermilk instead of plain though.  I do like the skin, but I only have breasts to try tonight, and I've tried other KFC "secret recipes" before that haven't measured up.  Maybe this one will, I'll let you know and post pics after dinner! 

{Baked Fried Chicken}
I am pretty sure someone has discovered the KFC secret recipe! It is DEAD ON! It is also baked...not fried and there isn't any skin! So you get to enjoy the taste of the seasoning, instead of pulling it off because of the slimy skin!

This is super easy and you are TOTALLY going to love it!

Place thawed chicken breast tenderloin strips in a bowl of milk. Let soak for 20-30 min.  I used 3 lbs boneless, skinless breasts, cut into strips, and soaked in buttermilk

Mix in a Gallon Size Ziploc or Large Bowl: 
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 T Season All  I didn't have Season All, so I omitted the salt and used 2T Season Salt
3/4 tsp Pepper  I left out the pepper, not a big fan
1 c. Flour  I used 2 cups, and it was just right
2 tsp. Paprika  Because I increased everything else, I used 2 Tbs.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 1/2 stick of butter into a few pieces and place in a 9x13 pan. Melt butter in pre-heated oven.  I used a full stick of butter, it really helps with the 'fried' chicken taste

Spread melted butter around the bottom of the pan. Lightly spray the pan, if needed, to make sure that there are no dry spots.

Shake excess milk off of chicken and completely coat each piece with the seasoning mix. You can either shake the chicken in the bag, until coated, or dip each piece in the bowl until coated.
Place each piece of chicken in the pan.

Cook for 20 min. Turn each piece of chicken and continue cooking for 20 more minutes, or until cooked through.
 It came out crispy, juicy and tender.  Just right!