Batter-Fried Chicken

Ingredients :

For the fried chicken brine

1 quart (4 cups) cold water

1/4 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces (halve each breast crosswise and separate leg quarters into thighs and drumsticks)

For the fried chicken batter

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup cornstarch
2 to 5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
1 3/4 cups cold water
3 quarts (12 cups) peanut or vegetable oil, for frying

Directions :
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