It's really quite simple why the crispiest fried chicken involves self-rising flour.
The two transformative ingredients, which essentially get added to white all-purpose flour, are baking powder and salt.
As a leavening agent, the baking powder acts the same way it does in baked goods such as cakes, biscuits, and cobblers
It makes the batter on the chicken rise evenly, resulting in extra texture and crispiness when it fries in hot oil.
If you don't have access to self-rising flour or don't want to buy the typically large bag it comes in, no worries.
It's easy to convert old-fashioned, all-purpose flour into the self-rising kind.
To convert one cup of all-purpose flour, add 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of table salt.
LIKE SHARE SAVE
FOR MORE STORIES