Crispy buttermilk fried chicken

Directions

1. In a 13x9x2 in baking pan
2. Whisk together flour, salt, pepper, sugar, and paprika, in a medium size bowl,
3. whisk together butter milk, eggs, baking powder and baking soda until smooth
4. Dip each piece of chicken into butter milk mixture. Shaking off excess.
5. Roll in flour mixture and dip in butter milk and flour mixture a second time.
6. Place on baking sheet fitted with a wire rack. Refrigerate while heating oil.
7. Heat oven to 175degrees. Place oil in a large lidded heavy bottom dutch oven.
8. Heat oil to 360 degrees over med heat. Place half of the chicken pieces, skin side down, in the oil.
9. Cover and reduce heat to med. Fry chicken for 7 to 8
10. minutes or until golden brown.
11. Check after 4 minutes to be sure chicken is browning evenly.
12. Rearrange if necessary. Flip chicken over and fry an additional
13. 7 to 8 minutes or until golden
14. Place back on baking sheet fitted with wire rack and place in oven to keep warm.