Crispiest Buttermilk Fried Chicken

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This is without a doubt the crispiest chicken you will ever prepare. I have made it time and time again to wonderful reviews. We love Popeyes® chicken and this puts it to shame. This is great for family picnics and so much cheaper than buying take-out. Yummy!

Prep
21 min
Cook
69 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix cold water and kosher salt together in a large bowl until salt dissolves. Add chicken legs. Cover entire bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  2. 2 Remove bowl from the refrigerator; drain and pat chicken dry with paper towels.
  3. 3 Place chicken legs in a plastic bag with 1 cup all-purpose flour and shake to coat.
  4. 4 Pour buttermilk into a bowl. Mix remaining flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne in another bowl. Dip each chicken leg in buttermilk; move to flour mixture and coat well.
  5. 5 Heat canola oil in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  6. 6 Fry chicken legs in hot oil in batches until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition per serving

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