Easier Fried Chicken

Name: Easier Fried Chicken
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups buttermilk; table salt; dash hot sauce; 3 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 3 1/2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken parts (breasts, thighs, and drumsticks, or a mix, with breasts cut in half), trimmed of excess fat (see note); 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 3/4 cups vegetable oil

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Could we achieve fried chicken with a super-crisp crust and juicy meat without resorting to quarts of oil?

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Chicken
Poultry
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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups buttermilk
table salt
dash hot sauce
3 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 1/2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken parts (breasts, thighs, and drumsticks, or a mix, with breasts cut in half), trimmed of excess fat (see note)
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 3/4 cups vegetable oil