Almond-crusted Catalan Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cut-up broiler-fryer chicken, skinned
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange rind
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 1 cup fine dry plain breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, make marinade by mixing together the mayonnaise, garlic, orange juice, orange peel, honey, 1/8 teaspoon of the cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
• 2 add the chicken, turning to coat.
• 3 cover and refrigerate 1 hour, occasionally spooning marinade over chicken.
• 4 in a pie pan, mix together the remaining cinnamon, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, almonds and olive oil.
• 5 remove the chicken from the marinade and roll, one piece at a time, in breadcrumb mixture.
• 6 place the chicken in single layer in a lightly greased shallow baking pan.
• 7 bake in a 350°f oven about 1 hour or until crisp and brown and fork can be inserted in chicken with ease.