Fried Chicken Legs

INGREDIENTS:
6 chicken legs w/ skin
1 cup all purpose flour
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1 tsp paprika
1 qt vegetable oil
Oil thermometer

DIRECTIONS:
1 - 20 minutes before cooking, place chicken in a bath of ice water with generous amount salt to get rid of veins near bones.
2 - Season chicken legs with salt, pepper and paprika. Roll in flour.
3 - Add 1/2 to 3/4 inch of vegetable oil to a heavy skillet. Heat to approximately 365 degrees. Place chicken in hot oil. Cover and fry for about 40 minutes, turning every 10 minutes.
4 - When done, remove the chicken to a rack over a baking pan to catch excess grease.

THOUGHTS:
Everyone warned me that fried chicken is tricky, so I was so excited when this turned out to be some of the best fried chicken I have ever had. Getting the oil to the correct temperature is the most important and most difficult step. I have an electric stove and starting around 4 for heating the oil worked well for me. For the 1st and 2nd 10 minutes, I turned it up to 6 to make up for the lower temperature of the chicken. For the 3rd and 4th 10 minutes, I returned it to 4. I would not even attempt this without an oil thermometer.

Drop Biscuits

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups self rising flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup buttermilk

DIRECTIONS:
1 - Mix butter with flour. Add buttermilk and stir until mixed.
2 - Drop by rounded amounts into a greased round 9" pan (approx 9 biscuits)
3 - Bake at 450 degrees for 10-11 minutes or until tops just begin to brown.

THOUGHTS:
I'm trying to recreate my grandmother's biscuits and this was a decent attempt, but I'm not quite there yet.