Naughty but Nice "Fried" Chicken

Ryan recently turned 40 and has been trying to watch his cholesterol. Most of my dinners are fairly healthy, but in the summer months, we both get major cravings for fried chicken. Since dunking dredged chicken pieces into 2 inches of hot oil isn't exactly health conscious, I had to come up with my own variation on oven fried chicken.

What you need:

Bone-in chicken pieces (I prefer drumsticks)
2 Cups of bran flakes cereal (Wheaties or a generic equivalent work best)
1/2 Cup egg substitute
3 Tablespoons of all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons butter, margarine or other butter substitute (melted)
1 Tablespoon of Old Bay Seasoning
1 Teaspoon of salt
1 Teaspoon of pepper
1 Teaspoon of garlic powder
1 Teaspoon of paprika
Several dashes of hot sauce (to taste)

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1. Pour melted butter or butter substitute into baking pan.

2. Grind cereal into small pieces using food processor. You want the pieces to be the size of coarse bread crumbs.

3. Lay out three shallow bowls, plates or pie pans. Combine flour, salt and pepper in the first dish. Combine egg substitute and hot sauce in the second dish. Combine cereal crumbs, Old Bay, garlic powder and paprika in the third dish.

4. Dredge each piece of chicken in egg mixture, then in flour mixture. Shake to remove excess flour and re-dredge in egg mixture before dipping the piece into the cereal mixture. Coat chicken thoroughly.

5. Place in the baking dish that you coated with butter. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 45 minutes or until coating is crispy and chicken is cooked through

I like to serve each person two pieces of chicken with mashed potatoes and a steamed vegetable on the side. This chicken really satisfies any crunchy "naughty" food cravings that your might have.