Copycat of Popeye's Chicken

Popeye's is my favorite chicken but it's such a far drive to get it. so I made this copycat which is pretty close to the real thing

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 8-12
• Yields: 4 pounds

Ingredients

• 3  cups self-rising flour
• 1  cup cornstarch
• 3  tablespoons  seasoned salt
• 2  tablespoons paprika
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (1 ounce) package  Italian salad dressing mix
• 1 (1 ounce) package  onion soup mix
• 1 1⁄2 ounces  spaghetti sauce mix
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 3  cups  corn flakes, crush slightly
• 2  eggs, well beaten
• 1⁄4 cup cold water
• 4  lbs chicken, cut up

Directions

1. Combine first 9 ingredients in large bowl. Put the cornflakes into another bowl.
2. Put eggs and water in a 3rd bowl. Put enough corn oil into a heavy roomy skillet to fill it 1″ deep.
3. Get it HOT! Grease a 9x12x2 baking pan. Set it aside.
4. Preheat oven to 350~. Dip chicken pieces 1 piece at a time as follows:
5. 1-Into dry coating mix.
6. 2-Into egg and water mix.
7. 3-Into cornflakes.
8. 4-Briskly but briefly back into dry mix.
9. 5-Drop into hot oil, skin-side-down and brown 3 to 4 minutes on medium high.
10. Turn and brownother side of each piece.
11. Don’t crowd pieces during frying. Place in prepared pan in single layer, skin-side-up. Seal in foil, on 3 sides only, leaving 1 side loose for steam to escape. Bake at 350~ for 35-40 minutes removing foil then to test tenderness of chicken. Allow to bake uncovered 5 minutes longer to crisp the coating. Serves 4. Leftovers refrigerate well up to 4 days. Do not freeze these leftovers. Leftover coating mix (1st 9 ingredients) can be stored at room temp in covered container up to 2 months.