Extra Crispy Chicken Pieces

Ingredients:

1 whole frying chicken,

(cut up and marinated)

6-8 cups shortening for cooking,

1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons salt

3/4 teaspoon pepper

1/8 teaspoon Paprika

1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1/8 teaspoon Baking Powder

Cooking of your Chicken:

Trim any excess skin and fat from the chicken pieces. Prehea t the shortening in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees. Combine the beaten egg and milk in a medium bowl. In another medium bow l, combine the remaining coating ingredients (flour, salt, pepper ). When the chicken has marinated, transfer each piece to paper towels so that excess liquid can drain off.
Working with one piece at a time, first dip in egg and milk then coat the chicken with the dry flour mixture, then the egg and milk mixture again, and then back into the flour. Be sure that each piece is coated very generously. Stack the c hicken on a plate or cookie sheet until each piece has been coated. Drop the chicken, one piece at a time into the hot s hortening. Fry half of the chicken at a time (4 pieces) for 12-15 minutes, or until it is golden brown. You should be sure to stir the chicken around halfway through the cooking ti me so that each piece cooks evenly. Remove the chicken to a rack or towels to drain for about 5 minutes before eating.