Blue Alt--I am not April but here are a couple of recipes for copy cat Shake and Bake that I have.
Versatile Coating Mix
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup dried parsley flakes 3 T cornmeal 1 T dried minced onion 3/4 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp salt 3 T shortening Combine the first 10 ingredients in a bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Store in airtight container in cool dry place or freeze for up to 6 months. Makes 3 cups. Use to coat chicken, fish, or even pork
Home Made Shake and Bake 4 cups flour 4 cups soda crackers, crushed 4 Tbsp. salt 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 tsp. garlic powder 2 tsp. onion powder 3 Tbsp. paprika 1/4 cup vegetable oil Mix well & store indefinitely in refrigerator in a covered container. Moisten chicken pieces w/milk or water. Pour about 2 cups mixture or more if needed, into a plastic bag. Bake coated chicken pieces in greased shallow pan @350° for 45-60 minutes. Discard plastic bag w/unused coating. DO NOT reuse extra coating that has come in contact w/raw chicken.
You can purchase a square loom at Hobby Lobby, maybe even WalMart to make the pot holders. We used to make them as kids. The looms are maybe 8" square with teeth on the top and you stretch the loops to fit over the teeth from top to bottom. Then you weave a loop over and under from side to side. When complete to "cast off" and voila, pot holder. ... View related article.
My sister used them as trivets and coasters. She rubber stamped images on them, colored them in with markers or chalks and then sprayed them with acrylic spray to seal them. Some of the small ones were decorated the same way and magnets were glued to the backs. ... View related article.
