Ingredients
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- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 2 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 5 1/2 c. flour, plus more
- 3 sticks cold unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 c. cold buttermilk
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 4 tbsp. butter melted
- 1/2 c. maple syrup
- 3 large boneless chicken breast
- 2 c. canola oil for frying
- 1 c. flour
- salt and pepper, for seasoning
- Red Hot Sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 Degrees
- Using a food processor, pulse together the baking powder, salt, sugar, baking soda, 5 1/2 cups flour in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until the texture of course meal with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining.
- NOTE: If you do not have a food processor you can do this by hand ( the traditional way of making buttermilk biscuits).
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Mix in buttermilk with a fork, then gently knead just until a shaggy dough forms.
- Pat out dough on a lightly floured surface until 1 1/4 thick. Cut out biscuits with a 3 inch biscuit butter, re-rolling the scraps until all the dough is used. Place the biscuit dough on lines parchment paper and brush the tops with egg. Bake until golden brown, 20 minutes.
- Once the biscuits are fresh out of the oven, heat the maple syrup up in the microwave and as soon as the syrup is heated and the biscuits are still fresh, brush the tops of the biscuits with the melted butter and the maple syrup. Brush until all butter and syrup is used. Set aside
- To cook the chicken, if your chicken breasts are thick, cut them in half for a thinner piece. Pour about 2 cups of canola oil in a large saute pan to fry the chicken breasts (you can add more if you need it). Heat the canola oil on medium high heat.
- Season the chicken breast, front and back, with salt and pepper. Dredge through the cup of flour and place in the hot canola oil, frying for 3-5 minutes on each side. Once finished, place on a plate line with paper towel.Repeat for the remaining chicken breast. Once finished, you can cut the cooked chicken breast in half giving you 6 pieces of chicken that you will place inside the biscuits. Sprinkle a liberal amount of hot sauce, if desired, onto the chicken breast and place in between the biscuits and serve! You can even pour a little more maple syrup on top of the chicken breast for more sweetness if you want.