Chicken In The Basket

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon poppy seed
• 3/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 8 boneless chicken breasts
• 2 egg whites, beaten with a fork
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 loaf round sourdough loaf, unsliced
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon tarragon
• 1 teaspoon poppy seed

Recipe

• 1 for chicken, combine flour and spices.
• 2 dip chicken into egg whites and then coat with flour mixture.
• 3 brown in melted butter/margarine.
• 4 prepare basket by cutting off top of bread and scooping out the inside, leaving a shell big enough to hold the chicken.
• 5 keep top of bread but discard inside or use for something else.
• 6 mix all sauce ingredients together.
• 7 coat the inside of the bread with all the sauce.
• 8 place the chicken pieces inside the bread.
• 9 place the top of bread back on.
• 10 cover with foil.
• 11 place on cookie sheet and bake at 325 for about 1 hour.
• 12 cut into wedges to serve.