I decided to make baked chicken again today. However, I ran out of the fried onions that I used last time and I also ran out of bread crumbs. I looked up alternatives to bread crumbs and people suggested pork rinds or almonds. Another suggestion was to make your own bread crumbs if you didn’t have any that are already prepared. Of course, I ran out of bread as well, so I couldn’t use that to make my own bread crumbs. Due to my financial situation, I was unable to go to the store to buy the ingredients that I needed. As such, I used whatever resources were available to me at home. I decided to go with the almond alternative. However, I didn’t have any almonds. The closest thing to almonds that I had was walnuts. I decided to use the walnuts to see how they’d work.
Preparation for the ingredients took a few minutes. I had the directions of the French Fried Onions in mind, so I used those steps. The difference this time was that I added garlic salt and paprika into the egg yolk. I wanted to give it more flavor. I didn’t use measuring spoons when I added the garlic salt and paprika. I just sprinkled a little bit of each. I probably didn’t sprinkle enough of each. I didn’t crush the walnuts enough. There were still some chunks. My chicken turned out plain in taste. According to my brother, it was edible, but plain. It was more crunchy than crispy. The walnuts and flour were what could be tasted the most. It’s like the other ingredients weren’t even present at all. I’m not much of a walnut lover, so it tastes plain to me even though it’s supposed to have a certain flavor. At least the inside of the chicken was juicy. It’s too bad that the exterior isn’t tasty.
Ingredients I used for the baked chicken:
1 Egg (beaten in a bowl)
5 pieces of chicken (from Drumsticks)
Garlic salt
Paprika
Walnuts
Flour
Steps I used for preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Line the baking plate with foil.
3. Make the “bread crumbs.” Place walnuts and flour in a Ziploc bag, close the bag, mix (shake) the flour and walnuts, crush the walnuts, and place them in a plate.
4. Beat an egg in a bowl and added garlic salt and paprika.
5. Dip the chicken one by one in the egg yolk and roll them in the “bread crumbs” one by one.
6. Place the coated chicken pieces in a baking plate.