Chicken Biscuits

Name: Chicken Biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 10 smalls boneless, skin-on chicken thighs; 355 milliliters buttermilk; 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 10 slices cheddar (optional); 1 large egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh dill; 1 teaspoons garlic powder; 4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1 teaspoons onion powder; 6 Tbsps peanut oil; 2 Tbsps sugar; 6 Tbsps (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 cubes; 10 servings Vegetable oil (for frying); 59 milliliters vegetable shortening or lard

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Biscuits a try. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains roughly 28g of protein, 52g of fat, and a total of 639 calories. If you have dill, peanut oil, vegetable shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the baking soda you could follow this main course with the Simple Raspberry Lemon Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Placebutter and shortening in freezer for10 minutes.

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Shortening

Blend 4 cups flour and next 5 ingredientsin a food processor.

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All Purpose Flour

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Food Processor

Add butter and shortening.Pulse mixture until it resemblescoarse meal, 20–25 pulses.

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Shortening

Butter

Transfer mixtureto a large bowl. Gradually add buttermilkwhile tossing mixture with a fork (mixturewill not be completely incorporated). Kneadin bowl with lightly floured hands just untildough forms, about 3 turns.

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Bowl

Transfer dough to a lightly flouredsurface. Pat out dough until 1" thick. Lift1 side and fold it over. Gently repeat 5 moretimes.

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Dough

Roll dough to 3/4"-thick round. Using a3" biscuit cutter, cut biscuits from dough.Gather scraps and repeat patting out andcutting biscuits for a total of 10 biscuits.

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Biscuits

Dough

Roll

Place biscuits on a parchment paper–lined baking sheet, spaced 1"–2" apart.

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Biscuits

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Bakeuntil golden brown and a tester insertedhorizontally comes out clean, 12–15 minutes.

Transfer biscuits to a wire rack; let coolslightly.

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Biscuits

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Wire Rack

Serve warm or at room temperature.DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead.

Let cool completely. Store airtight at roomtemperature. Rewarm before serving.

Whisk buttermilk, dill,1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and cayenne in alarge bowl.

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Buttermilk

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Pepper

Dill

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover;chill at least 3 hours or overnight.

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Whole Chicken

Pour vegetable oil in a large pot to adepth of 2". Attach a deep-fry thermometerto side of pot.

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Vegetable Oil

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Pot

Heat oil over medium heatto 350°F.

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Cooking Oil

Whisk 1 1/4 cups water with remaining2 teaspoons salt, remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper, flour,and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl.

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Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Drainchicken well; pat dry with paper towels.Working in batches, dip chicken into batter.Fry chicken, turning occasionally, until skinis crispy and golden brown and chicken isjust cooked through, 9–12 minutes perbatch.

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Whole Chicken

Dip