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    • Arkansas Pecan Chicken Dish

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    Meats, Dairy, Eggs, Grains Chicken 6 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1 Frying Chicken; Cut up
    1/2 c Butter
    1 c Buttermilk
    1 Egg; Slightly Beaten
    1 c Flour
    1 c Pecans; Chopped
    1/4 c Sesame Seeds
    3/4 ts Salt
    1 tb Paprika
    1/2 ts Pepper

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Melt butter in a large shallow baking dish. Combine buttermilk and beaten
egg in a flat dish. Mix flour, pecans, sesame seeds and seasonings in
another dish. Remove and discard skin from the chicken. Dip the chicken
pieces in milk mixture, then in flour mixture. Put the chicken in baking
dish and turn to coat with butter. Arrange in a single layer in baking pan.
Bake for 1-1/2 hours, uncovered, at 350~. Baste with drippings 2 or 3 times
during baking time.
Source: Recipes from the Birthplace of Bill Clinton, Wanda Powell. (wrv)
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #928 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@prodigy.net> on
Nov 28, 1997

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