Perfect Fried Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 - 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut into serving size pieces
1/3 cup evaporated milk, undiluted
3/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packaged corn flake crumbs
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika (or more)
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
peanut oil (for frying, you can use Crisco, or any oil you prefer)

Preparation

Rinse the chicken pieces and dry thoroughly with the paper towels.
Pour milk (Undiluted) into a large pie plate. Dip chicken into milk.
In a clean brown paper bag, combine flour, cornflake crumbs, salt, pepper and paprika, if using. Then shake chicken, a few pieces at a time, in crumb mixture in the bag, coating well.
Pour peanut oil, or whichever oil you prefer. (I use peanut oil because it has a greater smoking point than other oils).into pan at about 1/2-inch deep, may need more.
Heat the oil slowly.
Brown the chicken lightly, turning with tongs.
Cover; reduce heat; cook 40 to 45 minutes, turning occasionally to ensure even browning.
Remove cover; cook 5 minutes longer to crisp the crust.