CHICKEN AND WAFFLES CUPCAKES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray the inside of mini muffin tins with non-stick baking spray. Slice butter into six 1-tablespoon slices, then cut each slice into four small cubes. Place one cube in the bottom of each mini muffin cup. Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon of honey over the butter in each cup.
• Stir the pancake mix, milk and egg together until blended. Pour just enough batter in each muffin cup to fill the muffin cup 3/4 of the way with batter.
• Press a breaded chicken chunk into the center of the batter in each muffin cup.
• Bake at 400°F for 9-13 minutes, or just until the edges of the waffle batter begin to turn light, golden brown. Remove muffins from each cup immediately by running a knife gently around the edges, the lifting off to a serving plate
• Serve with remaining honey for dipping. Enjoy!

Steps:

• 1) Start by brining the chicken. In a large bowl (I use a big pot to hold everything in) add all of the ingredients for brining the chicken including the chicken, place it in the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours but overnight is best. 2) Once the chicken is done brining, remove from the fridge, remove the chicken to a paper towel lined plate and set aside while you get other things ready. 3) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, place a wire rack over a baking sheet and set aside. 4) Place another wire rack on a baking sheet and have it ready. Mix together the flour, seasoned salt and cayenne, dredge the chicken on both sides, place it on the wire rack, allow it to sit for about 5 minutes then repeat the dredging and allow them to sit for another 5 minutes. 5) While the chicken is sitting aside, add enough oil to a large cast iron pan to come up about 1/3 of the way and preheat it over medium high heat. Add the chicken (top side down) and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes per side or until deeply golden brown, remove from the oil onto the wire rack over the baking sheet and pop it in the oven to finish cooking through, this will take about 15 minutes (depends on the size of the chicken but you want the internal temperature to reach 170 degrees). 6) While the chicken is baking, make the waffles. Start off by preheating your waffle maker and have that ready. 7) In a small bowl, whisk the egg whites until they develop somewhat stiff peaks, set them aside. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set that aside as well. 8) In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, egg yolks and vanilla, pour this mixture over your dry ingredients, mix until combined and then fold in the egg whites. 9) Cook the waffles according to the manufacturer instructions (it is best if you make the waffles as you serve them or they will soften) then top with the fried chicken and drizzle some hot sauce and maple syrup over the top!