Honey butter-topped biscuits made with Gold Medal™ Buttermilk Biscuit Mix hold a fried chicken breast drenched with house-made honey-hot sauce in Union Straw's fiery winner in the 2020 Neighborhood to Nation contest.
Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, 4 oz each, flattened slightly
6 lb
24 each
Arugula, fresh
6 cups
Jalapeño slices, fresh
72 each
Red onion pieces
24 each
Bread and butter pickles
72 each
Instructions:
Honey Butter (1 cup)
Mix butter and honey; set aside.
Biscuits
Combine biscuit mix, sugar and maple syrup in large mixing bowl. Using rubber spatula, stir in water to make a soft dough.
Place dough on floured surface. Dust with flour and fold in half lengthwise. Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Using 3-inch round biscuit cutter, cut dough into 24 rounds.
Place on parchment-lined full sheet pan.
Bake as directed until golden brown. Brush top with melted Honey Butter. Sprinkle each with pinch of sea salt.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
400°F
7-9 minutes
Standard Oven
450°F
9-12 minutes
*Rotate pan baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 3 minutes of baking.
Hot Honey Sauce
Mix Honey Hot Sauce ingredients in saucepan.
Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Keep warm.
Prep
Combine Marinade ingredients in large bowl.
Add chicken; marinate 15 minutes.
Mix Chicken Dredge ingredients.
Assembly (Made-to-Order)
Remove chicken from marinade.
Dredge chicken in Chicken Dredge.
Fry chicken in deep-fat fryer preheated to 350°F for 6 to 8 minutes until chicken is crispy and internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Immediately toss chicken with a small amount of Honey Hot Sauce to coat chicken.
Slice warm biscuit in half horizontally.
Place 1/4 cup arugula on serving place.
Place bottom half of biscuit on arugula; top with coated chicken piece and biscuit top.
Thread jalapeño slices, red onion and pickles on wooden skewer. Place through top of biscuit to secure slider.
Drizzle warmed honey around the slider if desired.