Description
Spicy-sweet hot honey chicken biscuits bring Southern comfort to your plate with crispy fried chicken nestled between flaky buttermilk biscuits. Golden-brown chicken drizzled with honey creates an irresistible harmony of flavors you won’t want to miss.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
Breading and Seasoning:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Vegetable oil for frying
Biscuit Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- ¾ cup buttermilk (plus more for brushing)
Hot Honey Sauce:
- ½ cup honey
- 12 teaspoons red pepper flakes (adjust to spice preference)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Prepare the oven environment by heating to 425F (220C) and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal biscuit development.
- Combine dry ingredients in a spacious mixing vessel, blending flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt to create a uniform base.
- Integrate cold butter into the dry mixture using a pastry cutter or fingertips, working until the texture resembles coarse, irregular granules.
- Introduce buttermilk gradually, stirring with minimal manipulation to prevent gluten development, allowing the dough to barely coalesce.
- Transfer the delicate dough onto a lightly floured surface, executing a gentle kneading technique with approximately 23 precise movements.
- Execute a strategic folding process: fold the dough in half, rotate 90 degrees, and flatten repeatedly to generate multidimensional, flaky layers.
- Utilize a 2 1/2-inch circular cutter to shape biscuits, positioning them strategically on the prepared baking sheet and delicately brushing tops with additional buttermilk.
- Transition biscuits into the preheated oven, allowing 12-15 minutes of transformative baking until achieving a golden, appetizing exterior.
Notes
- Butter temperature matters critically for creating those dreamy, flaky layers in your biscuits, so ensure it’s extremely cold and cut into small cubes before incorporating.
- Minimal handling of the dough prevents tough biscuits, so use a light touch when kneading and cutting to maintain a tender, delicate texture.
- Consider substituting buttermilk with Greek yogurt or milk mixed with vinegar for similar tangy richness if you’re out of traditional buttermilk.
- Experiment with adding herbs like thyme or rosemary directly into the biscuit dough for an elevated flavor profile that complements the hot honey chicken.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg