Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 3/4 cups Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil, divided
• 2 tsps. sugar
• 2 tsps. salt
• 3/4 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
• 1 (2 1/2 lb.) frying chicken, cut into pieces or 2 1/2 lbs. chicken pieces

Instructions

1. BEAT together egg, water and 1/4 cup oil in large bowl. Add sugar, salt and flour. Mix until smooth.
2. HEAT remaining 1 1/2 cups oil to 360 degrees F in deep skillet. Dip chicken pieces, one piece at a time, into batter. Fry 20 to 30 minutes or until juices run clear when pierced with a fork (165 degrees F). Turn chicken often for even browning.