Chicken Fried Chicken W/ Gravy

Ingredients For Chicken
4 chicken breasts, sliced thin or pounded thin
1 sleeve Saltine crackers, crushed
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1 cup milk
Canola Oil
Salt & Pepper to season

Ingredients For Gravy
1/2 cup flour
3 cups milk
Salt & Pepper to season

Instructions
1. Pour oil in a large skillet – about 1/2 inch deep.  Heat oil to 360 degrees.
2. Combine cracker crumbs, 1 cup flour, garlic powder, paprika, baking powder and salt & pepper in a container.
3. Whisk together the egg and 1 cup milk in another container.
4. Dredge the chicken in the cracker crumb mix; dip in the milk mix, and then dredge in the cracker crumb mix again.
5. Fry the chicken in batches, 10-15 minutes, flipping chicken halfway through, until golden brown.
6. Remove to a wire rack in a baking sheet.
7. Carefully drain the hot oil, reserving the cooking bits and about 2 tablespoons of the drippings in the skillet.
8. Whisk together the 1/2 cup flour and 3 cups milk and season with salt & pepper.
9. Add mixture to the reserved drippings in the skillet.
10. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.

Notes
*I served this with the Roasted Rosemary Garlic Potatoes and 7-Up Biscuits

RECIPE INSPIRED BY: MyRecipes