Oven Fried Fish From Cooks Illustrated - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 -6 slices white bread, slightly stale is best
    2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
    salt and pepper
    2 tablespoons fresh minced parsley
    1 small shallot, finely minced
    2/3 cup approximately all-purpose flour
    2 large eggs
    3 tablespoons mayonnaise
    1/2 teaspoon paprika
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne
    1 1/4 lbs white fish, at least 1 in. thick cut into 4 pieces (Cod or haddock is recommended)
Preparation
    heat oven to 350 degrees.
    pulse bread, butter, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper in a food processor until coarsely ground.
    spread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
    remove and cool crumbs, toss with parsley and shallots, place in a pie plate.
    increase oven temp to 450 degrees.
    blend eggs, Mayo., paprika, Cayenne, 1/4 tsp pepper and 5 tbsp of flour in a second pie plate.
    put remaining flour in a third pie plate.
    spray wire rack with cooking spray and place in a rimmed baking sheet.
    dry fish well and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
    dredge first in flour, then egg mixture, then crumbs pressing into crumbs so that a nice thick layer sticks to the fish.
    place on wire rack and repeat with remaining fish.
    bake 18 - 20 minutes,or until internal temperature is 140 degrees.

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