Baked Chicken Drumsticks with BBQ Seasoning

This is just a great, simple chicken drumsticks recipe you can get in the oven quickly. Tossed in a 3-ingredient, barbecue rub-like seasoning, they're beautifully crispy thanks to a touch of baking powder, a tried and proven secret ingredient.

Chicken:
12 chicken drumsticks
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

BBQ Seasoning:
3 tsp. garlic powder
3 tsp. onion powder
5 tsp. ground smoked paprika
2 tsp. black pepper, freshly cracked
1½ tsp. sea salt
4½ Tbsp. all-purpose flour, unbleached
3 tsp. baking powder

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C/180°C fan, Gas Mark 6). Line a tray with foil then place a rack on the tray (makes the underside of the drumsticks crispier.

Mix the Seasoning ingredients in a shallow bowl.

Toss the drumsticks in the olive oil. Stretch and pull the skin on each drumsticks to cover as much of the flesh as possible.

Coat a drumstick in the seasoning mix then shake the excess off well. Place on the rack. Repeat with remaining drumsticks.

Spray the legs generously with oil.

Bake for 30 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through. Increase the oven to 425°F (220°C/200°C fan, Gas Mark 7) then bake for a further 15 minutes or until the skin is crispy.