Baked Fried Kentucky Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut up

• 2 (1 ounce) packages Italian salad dressing mix
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 cups oil
• 1 1/2 cups pancake mix
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup milk

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350*.

2. 2

   Wash and dry chicken. Make a paste of Italian dressing, salt, margarine, flour, and lemon juice.

3. 3

   Brush to coat chicken evenly. Refrigerate for several hours.

4. 4

   Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a large skillet. Mix pancake mix, sage, paprika and pepper. Dip chicken in milk and then in pancake mixture, coating well.

5. 5

   Lightly brown, about 4 minutes on each side and place in a single layer in a shallow baking dish and seal with foil.

6. 6

   Bake for 1 hour at 350*. Uncover and bake 10 minutes more at 400*.