Baked Chicken Fingers

 

I am in the process of developing a recipe for my Grade 8 Foods classes as I would like to teach them how to make homemade chicken fingers baked in the oven.  So far....what has worked well is to coat the chicken in flour then egg then a mixture of panko crumbs and spices.  I used garlic powder, salt, pepper and am going to add in chili powder next time.  I am going to allow my students to choose between bread crumbs or panko crumbs.

 

So far...I have:

 

 

1 chicken breast, cut into equal sized pieces

 

30 mL flour

 

1/2 egg

 

125 mL bread crumbs OR panko crumbs

 

2.5 mL garlic

 

1/2 mL each of salt, pepper, and chili powder

 

I am going to get them to bake them at 400 F turning after about ten minutes of baking.  Total time will be about 20 minutes.

 

I didn't take a photo of the finished product, but they turned out really well - nice and golden brown.  I think I will add a bit of oil to the parchment paper so they are not too dry for the students.  I can't wait to see what they think....we will make a homemade honey mustard and cut up some veggies on the side as well - yum!

 

For home, I will make extra next time and pop them in the freezer after they are cooked to make for an easy, healthy meal or snack solution when I am rushed! 

 

PS  This 3 way dipping works well for pork and fish too - fyi!  Fish sticks...schnitzel...etc.

 

 



 

 

 

The Set Up

Finished Product prior to Baking