Oven Fried Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb fresh okra, stem ends trimmed and sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
nonstick cooking spray

Preparation

In a large pot 3/4 full of boiling,salted water,parboil okra until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat together egg, 1 Tablespoon of water, and pepper sauce. Add okra to bowl.
In a plastic food storage bag, combine bread crumbs,pepper, and salt.
Using a slotted spoon,remove okra from egg mixture, allowing excess egg mixture to drip back into bowl.
Add okra to crumb mixture in bag and rotate bag to coat okra evenly.
On a nonstick baking sheet or large, shallow pan, spread okra in a single layer.
Spray okra with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake until crisp and golden brown, about 12 minutes.