Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken or variety of fryer parts
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon paprika (preferably smoked paprika)
Directions
(If at all possible, brine chicken first.)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut chicken into fryer parts. Mix all dry ingredients and place in bag. Place one or two pieces of chicken at a time in the bag, shake thoroughly, then allow to rest in the mixture 2-3 minutes. Remove pieces from mixture, place skin side up on a rimmed cookie sheet or shallow baking pan that has been pre-sprayed with non-stick spray. Allow to rest 10-15 minutes or until pieces look dry. Place in preheated oven, then decrease oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Using a chef’s thermometer (NOT a meat thermometer) remove from oven when 160 degrees. Note that the wings will cook faster than the other pieces and the breasts may cook faster than the dark meat.
Note: If you like extra crispy chicken, you can add up to 2 cups lightly crushed corn flakes to the mixture.