Eatingwell'S Oven-Fried Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
2 1/2 - 3 lbs skinless chicken pieces, trimmed of fat
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup sesame seeds
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
fresh ground pepper, to taste
olive oil flavored cooking spray

Preparation

Whisk buttermilk, mustard, garlic and hot sauce in a bowl until well blended. Place chicken in a heavy-duty zip-loc bag, add the buttermilk mixture and smush it around to coat the chicken well. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.
Preheat oven to 425\u00b0. Line a baking sheet with foil. Set a wire rack on the baking sheet and coat it with cooking spray.
Whisk flour, sesame seeds, paprika, thyme, baking powder, salt and pepper, then add to a large paper or plastic bag. Shaking off excess marinade, place one or two pieces of chicken at a time to the bag and shake to coat. shake off excess flour and place the chicken on the prepared rack. Discard leftover flour mixture and marinade. Spray the chicken pieces with cooking spray.
Bake the chicken until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.