Copycat Chick-fil-A Biscuit Recipe: Reader Favorites
Equipment
- A deep fryer or a heavy-bottomed skillet for frying chicken
- Biscuit or cookie-cutter
- Rolling pin
- Baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups dill pickle juice
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour (additional for breading)
- 2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces
- For the biscuit dough:
- 2 ½ cups self-rising flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup cold unsalted butter, plus additional for brushing the tops of the biscuits
- 1 cup buttermilk, cold
- 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
- Marinate the boneless chicken pieces in a mixture of 1 ¼ cups dill pickle juice and 1 cup milk for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F for the biscuits.
- Combine 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and 1 teaspoon chili powder. Coat the marinated chicken in this mixture.
- Fry the breaded chicken in hot peanut oil until golden and cooked through, about 8 minutes per side.
- For the biscuits, whisk together the dry ingredients: 2 ½ cups self-rising flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
- Cut in ¼ cup cold unsalted butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gently fold in 1 cup of cold buttermilk and 2 tablespoons of honey to form the dough.
- Roll out dough to 1 inch thick and cut with a floured biscuit cutter.
- Place biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake until lightly golden brown, about 15 minutes.
- Brush the tops of the warm biscuits with softened butter.
Notes
- The dough should be handled as little as possible to keep the biscuits tender.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F before baking to ensure a consistent temperature.
- For a seasonal twist, add a pinch of sage or pumpkin spice to the biscuit dough in the fall.
- To replicate the Chick-fil-A experience, serve chicken and biscuits with their signature sauces.