Winters Family Meals

Crispiest Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

Name: Crispiest Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Comfort Food
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. baking powder*; 1 tsp. salt; ½ tsp. pepper; ½ tsp. paprika; ½ tsp. garlic powder; 3 lbs. skin-on chicken drumsticks (about 8)

Chicken

Comfort Food

Sheet Pan

4 servings

servings

5 minutes

active time

1 hour 20 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 Tbsp. baking powder*

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

½ tsp. paprika

½ tsp. garlic powder

3 lbs. skin-on chicken drumsticks (about 8)

Directions

Preheat oven to 250°F. Line a baking sheet with foil and top it with an oven-safe rack. Spray the rack with cooking spray.

In a large bowl mix together the baking powder, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Add the chicken drumsticks and toss until evenly coated. Arrange the chicken on the prepared rack.

Transfer the baking sheet containing the rack and chicken to the oven and bake for 30 minutes to dry out the chicken and allow the baking powder to take effect.

Increase the oven temperature to 425°F. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until chicken skin is crispy and the meat is no longer pink near the bone. It is best to test that the meat has an internal temperature of 165°F with an instant-read thermometer, being careful to not touch the bone.

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

554

Total Fat

31.4 g

Saturated Fat

8.4 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

0.2 g

Cholesterol

313 mg

Sodium

945.6 mg

Total Carbohydrate

2.6 g

Dietary Fiber

0.3 g

Total Sugars

0 g

Protein

61.6 g