Ingredients
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
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1/2 cup cornstarch
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3 teaspoons seasoning salt
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2 teaspoons paprika
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup biscuit mix (such as Bisquick)
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1 envelope onion soup mix
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2 eggs, mixed with
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1/4 cup cold water
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1 cup corn oil
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1 (3 lb) fryer chickens, cut up into pieces
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1 envelope dried Italian salad dressing mix
Instructions
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a 4-cup container.
- Mix to blend the ingredients thoroughly.
- Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 3 months.
- To use: Dip the chicken pieces in egg mixture and then into dry coating mix and back into egg to coat the pieces evenly but lightly and finally back into dry mix.
- Have oil piping hot in heavy skillet.
- Brown pieces skin-side down for 4 to 6 minutes.
- Use medium high heat.
- Turn and brown underside of pieces a few minutes.
- Transfer to an oiled or Pam-sprayed 9x13x2-inch pan.
- Cover pan with foil, sealing it on only 3 sides of pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 to 50 minutes.
- Remove foil.
- Bake another 5 minutes just to crisp the coating.
- Serves 4.