Fried Chicken With Virtue Cider Michigan Honey Butter Recipes

JUICY HONEY FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, seasoned bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, and pepper in a small, shallow bowl.
• Combine milk, egg, honey, lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder in a separate shallow bowl until well blended.
• Dip chicken pieces first in the flour mixture to coat all sides and shake off excess. Dip into the egg mixture and back into the flour mixture. Set chicken pieces aside on a plate to rest for 10 minutes.
• Pour 1 inch of peanut oil into a deep-fryer or large saucepan and heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) over medium-high heat. Fry chicken a few pieces at a time, without crowding, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to the prepared baking sheet using tongs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN WITH HONEY BUTTER SAUCE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• combine the flour, salt, pepper, and paprika in a shallow bowl.
• Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture.
• Melt the butter and pour into a 9x13 baking pan and add pieces of floured chicken in a single layer, turning chicken to coat with butter.
• Bake skin side down for 30 minutes.
• While chicken is baking make sauce.
• Turn chicken and pour sauce over chicken pieces and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• Spoon pan juices over chicken and serve.
• For the Honey Butter Sauce: In a small pan melt the butter while beating in the honey and lemon juice.
• Pour over the chicken pieces.