Oven Fried Chicken

2-1/2 to 3 lbs. chicken, cut up
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter or margarine

Coating Mix
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp pepper
1 T dried parsley, crushed

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Wash chicken and pat dry. In oven, melt shortening and butter (you may want to line a 13x9 pan with foil for easy clean up)
Mix coating ingredients throroughly. Coat chicken pieces.
Place skin side down in melted shortening. Cook uncovered 30 minutes. Turn chicken over and cook 30 minutes longer or until thickest pieces are fork tenger.
Serves 4