Fried Chicken, Honey Butter, and Biscuit Sandwiches

Name: Fried Chicken, Honey Butter, and Biscuit Sandwiches
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 kilograms bone in, skin on chicken thighs (about; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 30 dill or bread-and-butter pickle chips; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 213 grams 1/2 cups (about all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 Tbsp granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps honey; 2 teaspoons finely grated zest plus 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon; 1 teaspoons onion powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; 2 liters peanut oil (see notes above); 1 teaspoon pepper; 0 teaspoons salt; 85 grams tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Fried Chicken, Honey Butter, and Biscuit Sandwiches might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 31g of protein, 69g of fat, and a total of 900 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. A mixture of cayenne pepper, paprika, buttermilk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

For the Biscuits: Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Biscuits

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda in large mixing bowl.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Add chilled butter to bowl, and, using two dinner knives, cut into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse meal. Alternatively, toss butter slice in flour mixture and quickly press, one slice at a time, between thumb and forefinger.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and stir with wooden spoon or sturdy rubber spatula just till combined. If mixture looks dry, add more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time until dough is cohesive.

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Buttermilk

Dough

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Wooden Spoon

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Lightly flour a clean, dry work surface. Turn dough out onto prepared surface and gently knead just until it comes together, no more than 4 times. Pat dough out into a 10-inch rectangle and fold into thirds. Repeat procedure two more times, then, pat into a 1-inch thick circle.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Flour biscuit cutter and stamp out—don’t twist— 6 biscuits. Arrange them about 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.

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Biscuits

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Sheet

Bake biscuits until golden, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Biscuits

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Oven

Transfer tray to cooling rack.

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Wire Rack

Heat oil in Dutch oven or large skillet with tall sides to 350°F. With a sharp paring knife cut into the chicken until you hit bone. Carefully cut around the bones; remove and discard.

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Whole Chicken

Bone

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

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Combine buttermilk, salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice in medium bowl.

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Lemon Juice

Buttermilk

Lemon Zest

Salt

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Bowl

Whisk together flour, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, paprika, thyme, and cayenne in large plate.

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Garlic Powder

Onion Powder

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Paprika

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Thyme

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Whisk

One piece at a time, dip chicken in buttermilk, then dredge in flour. Shake off excess, then transfer flour-coated chicken pieces to a second large plate. Cook chicken in two batches, turning occasionally, until crisp and deep golden and an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers at least 165°F, about 8 minutes.

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Chicken Pieces

Buttermilk

Whole Chicken

All Purpose Flour

Dip

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Kitchen Thermometer

Transfer fried pieces to paper towel-lined plate.

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Paper Towels

For the For the Honey Butter and Assembly: Stir butter, honey, and salt in small bowl with fork until smooth and combined.

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Honey Butter

Butter

Honey

Salt

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Bowl

Cut biscuits in half and spread both halves with honey butter.

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Spread

Biscuits

Place 1 piece of chicken on 6 halves, then top with 5 pickle chips and biscuit tops.

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Biscuits

Whole Chicken

Pickles

French Fries

Serve immediately.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 1kilograms

bone in, skin on chicken thighs (about 237milliliters

buttermilk 0teaspoons

cayenne pepper 30

dill or bread-and-butter pickle chips 1teaspoon

dried thyme 213grams

1/2 cups (about all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

garlic powder 1Tbsp

granulated sugar 2Tbsps

honey 2teaspoons

finely grated zest plus 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon 1teaspoons

onion powder 1teaspoon

paprika 2liters

peanut oil (see notes above)1teaspoon

pepper 0teaspoons

salt 85grams

tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Von Winning Winnings Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 20 dollars per bottle.