{"id":1110,"date":"2026-01-22T22:50:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2026-01-22T22:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:50:48","slug":"southern-fried-chicken-batter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/southern-fried-chicken-batter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Southern Fried Chicken Batter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Southern Fried Chicken Batter<\/h2>\n<p>Crispy, golden, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned \u2014 this is the <strong>ultimate classic Southern fried chicken coating<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups <strong>all-purpose flour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 tsp <strong>black pepper<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 tsp <strong>paprika<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4 tsp <strong>garlic salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 tsp <strong>onion powder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 tsp <strong>salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 tsp <strong>cayenne pepper<\/strong> (optional, for heat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Wet Mix (for dipping)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 cup <strong>buttermilk<\/strong> (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp <strong>hot sauce<\/strong> (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>In a bowl, mix all <strong>dry ingredients<\/strong> until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>In another bowl, whisk the <strong>eggs, buttermilk, and hot sauce<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Dip chicken pieces into the <strong>wet mix<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Coat well in the <strong>seasoned flour batter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For extra crispiness\u00a0 repeat dip: <strong>wet \u2192 dry again<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Let coated chicken <strong>rest 5\u201310 minutes<\/strong> (this locks the coating).<\/li>\n<li>Fry in hot oil at <strong>170\u2013180\u00b0C (340\u2013355\u00b0F)<\/strong> until:\n<ul>\n<li>Golden brown<\/li>\n<li>Crispy<\/li>\n<li>Fully cooked inside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Drain on paper towels and serve hot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Pro Tips<\/h3>\n<p>Resting before frying = extra crispy crust<br \/>\nDouble coating = crunchy restaurant-style texture<br \/>\nAdd cornstarch (\u00bd cup) to flour for <strong>super crisp<\/strong> results<br \/>\nWorks for <strong>chicken tenders, wings, nuggets, and fillets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perfect for: \u2022 Family meals<br \/>\n\u2022 Ramadan ftour<br \/>\n\u2022 Parties<br \/>\n\u2022 Business food projects<br \/>\n\u2022 Fried chicken boxes<br \/>\n\u2022 Street food menus<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Southern Fried Chicken Batter Crispy, golden, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned \u2014 this is the ultimate classic Southern fried chicken coating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1112,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110\/revisions\/1112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}