Maple-Mustard Baked Chicken

AZPARZYCH's Note:

Baked chicken is our favorite; this will work well when we have company since not everyone prefers dark meat as we do...Marinating not included in prep time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons canola oil , divided
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
• ¾ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 8 ½ lbs bone-in chicken pieces , skin removed (thighs, drumsticks and or or breasts)
• 1 ½ cups fresh breadcrumbs

Directions:

1. Whisk mustard, maple syrup, 1 tablespoon oil, thyme, pepper and salt in a large bowl.
2. Add chicken and turn to coat evenly. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 400°F Set a wire rack on a large baking sheet.
4. Combine breadcrumbs and the remaining 1 tablespoon oil on a plate. Dredge the skinned side of each chicken piece in the breadcrumbs (with drumsticks, dredge the meatier side) and arrange breaded-side up on the wire rack. Leave at least 1 inch between pieces.
5. Bake until golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers 165°F, 35 to 40 minutes.
6. Serve hot or let cool, refrigerate and serve chilled.

Reviews

[Lori Mama]

Very nice dish. I used breasts. Made for Everyday Holiday Tag. :)

[JustJanS]

I made a quarter recipe of this for the two of us. It was good, but the marinade is more of a smear than a full blown marinade. I didn't notice much flavour from it in the finished dish-it seemed to be more of a glue to hold the crumbs on. We both really enjoyed the crunch of the fresh breadcrumbs and the moistness of the chicken so thank you for posting.