Spicy Honey Maple Chicken and Waffles

Savory Waffles:

• 2 Cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2.5 Cups buttermilk ( I make my own see notes)
• 2 Eggs
• 2/3 Cups oil ( Neutral tasting)
• 1/2 Cups Shredded cheese ( Your your favorite cheese)
• 2 tsp Kawartha Spice ( Cajun) you can make your own spice mix or use premixed
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup corn meal ( Yellow)

Chicken Marinade:

• 2 Cups Buttermilk
• 2 tsp Kawartha Cajun mix ( or your own blend)
• 2 tsp Salt
• 3 Serrano Peppers
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 1/4 cup Cooking oil
• 10 bone in skin on chicken thighs ( I prefer this but you can do boneless)

Chicken Breading:

• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup Cornstarch
• 2 tsp Kawartha Cajun mix( or 1 tsp each of your preferd spices)
• 1 tsp Salt

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Spicy Honey Maple Syrup:

• 1/2 Cup Maple Syrup
• 2 tbsp Honey
• 2 tsp Cayenne pepper flakes
• Sriracha Sauce ( to taste)

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Chicken:

1. Blend Serrano peppers, garlic cloves and oil
2. Mix buttermilk,Serrano garlic blend and salt to taste
3. Taste Marinade to ensure salt is to taste!
4. Marinate chicken ( 12 hours to overnight. I prefer overnight)
5. Once marinated time to cook!!!
6. heat about 1 inch of oil in pan
7. While oil is heating mix breading ingredients
8. Bread chicken ( bread chicken in batches depending on how many can fit in your pan without overcrowding)
9. Fry chicken till golden brown.
10. Put it on a rack to drain once cooked. Do not put it on paper towel. It will get soggy!

Waffles: 6 Waffles

1. Warm Waffle Iron!
2. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, whisk together and set aside
3. In another bowl mix wet ingredients and whisk together
4. Add wet to dry ingredients and mix until smooth
5. Once smooth fold in the cheese of your choice
6. Once iron is warm make your waffles!!!!

Spicy Syrup:

1. Combine all syrup ingredient in microwave safe bowl or small pot
2. Heat in microwave or pot for a couple minutes and remove from heat
3. Set aside and allow to cool

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ENJOY YOUR MEAL GARNISH AS YOU PLEASE!!!

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