Oven Fried Chicken

3 to 4 pounds chicken parts

1/4 cup flour

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/3 cup butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 425°. Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels. In a pie pan, combine flour, paprika, salt and pepper. Coat chicken with the flour mixture. Put butter in a shallow baking pan; place in oven to melt. When butter is melted, arrange chicken in the baking pan in a single layer, skin side down. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes; turn and bake 15 minutes longer, or until chicken is tender and done.

serves 4.

Note to make spicy chicken you can add 1 1/2 tsp cajun seasoning and 1 1/4 tsp cayenne powder to the dry ingredients.