Heavenly Baked Quail - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 quail
1 onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
1 cup flour
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed golden mushroom soup
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup water
4 slices bacon, cut in half
oil (for frying)
1 cup flour

Preparation

In frying pan heat about 2 inches of oil.
Cut each quail in half down the back.
Wrap bacon piece around each half and secure with toothpicks.
Dredge in flour and fry in the oil until light brown.
Drain on paper towel,and place in casserole dish,throw in the onion,bell pepper,and seasonings.Mix the soup with the water and pour over the quail.
Cover and bake at 350\u00b0F about one hour or until done.Pierce quail with fork to check if it is tender.If it is,leave cover off for ten minutes then remove from oven.
Remove the toothpicks.
Serve over hot rice or mashed potatoes.
Good with hot buttered biscuits.