Last minute dinner from scratch

My husband requested a specific meal at the last minute and I was able to get it done in under an hour!  Chicken Parm, a big salad, and the most delicious French loaf that only takes 45 minutes from start to finish!

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45 Minute French Bread Recipe
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 T instant yeast
- 1 T sugar
- 1 t salt
- 1 T butter
- 3 cups AP flour

Add everything to a mixing bowl and mix until it comes together, turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 5-7 minutes or so.  DO not let it rise.  Immediately shape into a french loaf and proof on a cookie sheet in the oven at proof setting.  Proofing should only take 20 minutes.  Remove the proofed bread from the oven, preheat it to 425 and while its preheating, score the bread.  Then brush with an egg white wash and bake for 18 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Garlic Butter for Garlic Cheese Bread
- 1/2 cup butter
- A few cloves grated garlic
- 1 tsp of salt if butter is not salted
- Handful of freshly chopped parsley

Cut the French loaf in half once it’s cooled and spread the garlic butter over each side.  Top with lots of cheese, then bake at 350 for 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted.  Turn to broil for 1 minute at the end so cheese is nice and bubble

Chicken Parm

Halve chicken breasts and soak in buttermilk up to 1 whole day before breading and cooking.

Make the breading
- 3 cups flour
- 1 T salt (heaping)
- 1 T pepper
- 1 T onion powder
- 1 T garlic powder
- 1 T smoked paprika
Remove the chicken from the buttermilk and set in a separate dish while you make the wash

Buttermilk Wash
- Reserved buttermilk from soaking chicken
- 1 egg or egg yolk

Whisk and use in the breading process.

For breading the chicken, coat in the breading mixture first, then coat in the buttermilk wash, and then in the breading mixture again.  Yes, this is a double coating.  And this is the best way to fry chicken!  Once chicken is breaded, it's ready to fry.

I usually use lard or tallow for frying, but coconut oil is great as well.  Just make sure you have about 3/4” oil in whatever skillet you are using to fry the chicken.  Fry with oil at 360F until chicken is golden brown on each side and cooked through.

Once all the chicken is fried, place it on a cookie sheet,  top with a bit of sauce and cheese, and bake in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 or until the cheese is melted

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