Oven Fried Chicken

6 fryers, disjointed
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
3 cups vegetable oil

Coat chicken with mixture of flour, salt, paprika and pepper. Save leftover flour for gravy. Cover bottom of large, shallow baking pans with vegetable oil.

Coat chicken with the vegetable oil and place skin side down in a single layer. Do not crowd.

Bake at 350° F. about one hour. Turn once, baste often.

24 servings.

Gravy: For each 1/2 cup of drippings, mix in 1/2 cup flour. Slowly stir in 1 1/2 quarts liquid - chicken broth or milk. Cook over low heat, stirring till blended. Season.