Please recommend a gluten free breading

[NotJuliaChild]

I like to pay fry chicken. In the past, I used the standard flour coating, egg wash, and bread crumbs.

Now that I'm on a gluten free diet, I need a substitute for the bread crumbs (I'm guessing the flour coating won't cause a problem. Anyone with experience with this who knows otherwise, please share your experience.)

Would crushed corn flakes work?

What ideas or suggestions to you have? What pitfalls should I look out for?

Thanks!

[Nanzi]

We're gluten free and use crushed, in the food processor, pork rinds. They taste amazing, and do a good job. I have also used almond flour, coconut flour, and ground flax seed. All are tasty. Maybe like the almond the best. Good Luck.

[MeganInMadison]

If you are limiting gluten, you can try something like corn flakes. Most corn flakes contain gluten (in the form of malted barley). For pan-frying, you can try Pamela's baking mix or even just cornstarch. I don't care for food dredged in rice flour. It never browns the way I want.

If you are looking for a fine bread crumb option (not just flour-like coating), you might try EnerG Foods brand of GF bread crumbs. My husband really wanted shake and bake chicken made GF. I mixed the EnerG Foods bread crumbs with cornstarch, spices (paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, etc), salt, and a few TBSP of crisco to make a much tastier and less salty version of shake and bake chicken. It would definitely give a good deep fried chicken, but I would also try it with pan-fried chicken.

[hsk]

I think the flour coating will be a problem, unless you're using rice flour or similar. Corn starch works well, too.

[gilintx]

In the past, we used Pamela's baking mix for breading for fried chicken. The nuts make it a little more brown than you'd expect, but the result was still pretty good.

[gerry27]

Corn flakes would work, but perhaps toasted almonds? That might be really good I think. You could toss them with some rice flour and crunch them into a delicious, nutty crust.

[greygarious]

Instant mashed potato flakes.