Can you use flour instead of bread crumbs on chicken?

Question

I have never coated chicken cutlets in anything but bread crumbs in my LIFE. I am out of bread crumbs and having people here (surprise!) in an hour. Can I use flour instead of bread crumbs? I can season it with many seasonings because I imagine it would be rather flavor-less.

Anyone know?

Answer 1

Yes, you can use flour. Just mix the seasonings into the flour to make it easier, then either put the chicken in egg, milk, or even just leave it by itself and roll it in the mixture. It's actually surprisingly good if you do it right. I wish you luck!

Answer 2

Flour will work, especially if you season it. But you can substitute other kinds of crumbs for bread crumbs. Do you have a box of Saltine or Ritz crackers in the house? Put about 30 crackers into a zip-top bag, seal it, and mash the crackers with a rolling pin. That'll give you about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of crumbs. I use cracker crumbs instead of breadcrumbs for almost everything. If the recipe you're using tell you to add salt to the bread crumbs, just omit the salt (the crackers have plenty already).

Answer 3

Yes! You can and its something my family does rather often. Just add some seasoning to the flour and coat like it were bread crumbs then fry it as usual. You know when its done because it will be a golden brown.


GOOD LUCK!

Answer 4

I never use anything but flour try coating the chicken with buttermilk the coat with seasoned flour I use poultry seasoning or salt,pepper,garlic and paprika fry until tender and golden brown

Answer 5

Yep, flour works great. You can add some spices to the flour as well.

Kellogs Corn Flakes all ground up are another alternative.

Also you can coat them with Potato Flakes!

Answer 6

Well, it won't be the same but it will taste fine. Someone might actually like it better than traditional bread crumbs. Good luck.

Answer 7

Flour is all I have ever used. Salt and pepper the chicken and roll in flour and fry. Wonderful.

Answer 8

Sure ! beat up two eggs and some melted butter in a shallow bowl , dip the cutlets in and then flower them all over. I do this with some Ritz crackers broken up rather fine in the flower and it's really good. :-)

Answer 9

Hi yeah then you would be battering it, just use flour with milk or water, to season it why not try adding some tabaso sauce to the batter mix.
Hope this helps.

Answer 10

I never use bread crumbs anyway. I use flour with salt , pepper, galic salt and onion salt. Yumm yumm