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One of 60 fried chicken recipes we measured

Oven Fried Chicken

from www.skinnytaste.com

It ranks #1 of 60 for tenderness among the fried chicken recipes we compared. 33 cooks on www.skinnytaste.com rate it 4.8★.

hands-on16m
waiting1.1 hr
makes4
each$0.17
kcal386
levelintermediate
Needs:Cuisinart Custom 14-cupbran_flakesAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 60.

this recipe typical
dairy0%3%
egg0%0%
liquid0%4%
salt14%0%
aromatics1%0%
fat32%1%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 60 for tenderness
  • #2 of 60 for browning depth
  • #4 of 60 for saltiness
  • #59 of 60 for crust crunch

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

8 bone-in drumsticks (skin removed)
128 g2 1/2 cups bran flakes (4 1/2 ounces* (use gluten-free crushed corn flakes))
18 g3 teaspoon kosher salt (less if you are using regular salt)
1 g1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 g1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 g1/2 teaspoon fresh black pepper
1 g1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
41 g3 tablespoons Hellman's light mayonnaise
4 g1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Oil spray

Method: 10 steps, published by www.skinnytaste.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Really good recipe, obviously not exactly KFC, the bottom side didn’t crisp up much despite being on the rack but for somebody on a diet who is craving their fave this tasted amazingly close in flavour. I dropped the salt and Cayenne a little, added some extra” — a cook, 5.0★
“I loved this! I am a huge fan of chicken drumsticks so I am always on the lookout for different recipes to try. I’m glad I read some comments on the salt. I seem to only find Morton’s kosher salt so that’s what I used … 1 tsp but it would be better with just” — a cook, 5.0★
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