Oven Fried Chicken Thighs With Baking Powder

Transfer to the prepared pan.

Oven fried chicken thighs with baking powder. Sprinkle cayenne pepper paprika baking powder pepper salt over the chicken thighs and gently rub them in with your hands on all side of the thighs ensuring uniform coverage including all the nooks crannies. Dip chicken thighs into the flour mixture followed by beaten eggs and then into the panko mixture. Place a large gallon bag in large bowl so that you can easily add your breading ingredients. Adjust and shake the thighs around to make sure they are all lightly coated in the baking powder mixture.

Mix a tiny amount of baking powder with the flour and spices and shake the buttermilk marinated chicken pieces in it to coat. Lay out the chicken thighs on the wire rack skin side up and place inside the baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 250f. The baking powder draws the moisture out and aids with crisping up skin.

Arrange the coated chicken thighs on the grilling rack leaving a little space between the pieces. Remove your thighs from lower middle and move to upper middle rack and turn the temperature up to 425 degrees. Dry the chicken thoroughly with paper towels. And the other secret ingredient to making crispy oven fried chicken is baking powder.

This also aids in obtaining dry skin that crisps up nicely in the oven. According to cook s illustrated tossing chicken wings or thighs with baking powder and salt helps break down the proteins within the skin as well as aiding in browning. Bake for 50 minutes on the lower middle rack. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray a wire rack with cooking spray.

Place the chicken thighs on your prepared sheet.