Chic Fil A Chicken Minis Copycat

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INGREDIENTS

FOR THE ROLLS

• 1 tbsp of yeast
• 1 cup of warm water
• 3-4 cups of flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup of vegetable or canola oil
• 2 tbsp of melted butter

HONEY BUTTER BATCH

• 1/2 cup soft butter
• 1/8 cup honey

FOR THE MILK WASH

• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk

FOR THE CHICKEN 

• 16 oz chicken breasts
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp paprika

INSTRUCTIONS

•  The very first thing you create a heap of honey, 1/8 cup honey and 1/2 cup soft butter and mix together nicely.
•  Meanwhile, cut on your rolls almost completely in half. Place into a baking dish and coat the top with the honey mix.
•  Place the rolls into a very low heated oven, about 225 F.
•  Cut one chicken breast coat with salt and pepper.
•  Set your breading station.
• For the milk mixture, beat together the whole egg and 1 cup of milk.
•  Dip your chicken into the milk wash, because you’ll need to let the excess milk wash drip off some.
• Then you coat your chicken in the seasoned coating.
• 1 1/4 cup flour 2 Tbs powdered sugar 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp paprika.
• Shake off excess coating and add to hot oil that’s heated to 350 F. Cook the chicken until you reach your desired brown color, roughly about 3-4 minutes.

FOR THE ROLLS

• Take a medium size bowl, mix warm water, one tbsp of sugar, and the yeast. Let it bloom for about 5-10 minutes.
•  Add the egg, salt, remaining sugar, and oil to the yeast mixture. Stir with a spoon to combine, twenty seconds or so.
•  Place the flour into the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook.
•  Add the yeast mixture to the flour and mix till all the flour is combined nicely.
•  Let rise on a room place, or a warm place till doubled in size should take about one hour.
•  Next roll the dough out to about 1/2″ on a gently floured working surface.
•  After that, take your baking pan and spread the remaining butter nicely on the dough.
• Cut into 20-24 square shapes with a pizza cutter. Let rise, covered, till it’s doubled in size.
•  Bake at 350 F for about twenty minutes, or till the tops are golden in color.