Beer Batter Chicken

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

½ tsp. baking powder

1/3 cup beer

1 egg

          Salad oil

1- 3lb. broiler-fryer, cut up

1.    In bowl with fork, mix first 3 ingredients. In another bowl, beat together beer, egg, and 2 tsps. salad oil; stir liquid into flour mixture.

2.    Coat half of the chicken pieces with batter.

3.    Meanwhile, heat, in 12-in. skillet over medium heat1/2 in. of salad oil to 370 F.

4.   Fry chicken pieces until browned and tender, about 20 minutes, turning once. Drain. Repeat with remaining chicken.
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