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Oven Fried Okra

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Ingredients: • 1 1/4 cup corn meal  • 1/2 teaspoon salt  • pepper to taste  • 4 cups fresh okra  • vegetable cooking spray    Directions : Combine first 3 ingredients. Set aside. Wash okra, drain. Cut off tips and stem ends. Cut okra in 1/2 inch slices. Dredge in corn meal mixture. Okra must be moist for corn meal mixture to coat well. Rinse again before dredging if necessary. Lightly coat a jelly roll pan with cooking spray. Spread okra in a single layer in the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 or 40 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally.