Recipe: Crunchy Oven Fried Fish

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From: Kelly~WA

Crunchy Oven Fried Fish
Ready In: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

1 pound fish fillets -- 1/2 inch thick (fresh or frozen, white fish)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 egg white
1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon peel -- finely shredded
1/2 teaspoon dried basil -- crushed
nonstick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 450.
Cut fish into serving size pieces.
Mix flour, lemon pepper, and 1/4 tsp salt in a shallow dish.
Beat egg white until frothy; place in another shallow dish.
Combine bread crumbs, cornmeal, lemon peel, and basil in a third
shallow dish.
Dip top of fillets into flour mixture; Shake off any excess.
Dip tops into egg white; coat with crumb mixture.
Spray a shallow baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Place fillets in pan, coating side up; tuck under thin edges.
Bake for 6 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.