Classic Chicken Tenders
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January 19, 2025
super easy
A classic buttermilk chicken tender that can easily be made ahead of time is our busy mom go to. These are a dish we always know the kids will eat and can be served with many different sides to make meal time fresh.
Craving classic junk food? Try these buttermilk chicken tenders.
Classic Chicken Tenders
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 3 bowls or dishes for coating the chicken
- 1 sheet pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 12 Chicken tenderloins (organic)
Base Coat
- 1/2 cup Arrowroot
- 1/2 tsp Pink himalayan salt
Egg wash
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Breading
- 1 1/2 cup Einkorn flour
- 1/2 cup Arrowroot
- 1/2 cup Panko
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Mustard powder
- 1 tsp Pink himalayan salt
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1/4 tsp Ground cayenne pepper
Instructions
- In a dish combine the 1/2 cup Arrowroot with 1/2 tsp Pink himalayan salt.
- In another dish combine the 1 cup Buttermilk, 1 Egg and 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce.
- In a third dish combine 1 1/2 cup Einkorn flour, 1/2 cup Arrowroot, 11/2 cup Panko, 1 tsp Garlic powder, 1 tsp Pink himalayan salt, 1/2 tsp Mustard powder 1 tsp Onion powder, 1/4 tsp Ground cayenne pepper.
- Set these up in a line and pull out the 12 Chicken tenderloins. First dunk a chicken tenderloin in the arrow root and salt, then into the egg wash and finally into the breaded coating.
- Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- After they all get one coat, dunk into the egg wash again and then the breading again. Place back on the parchment paper and flash freeze for 2 hours.
- Transfer to a freezer safe ziploc bag and store up to 2 months.
To Bake
- Preheat the oven to 450 f and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spray with avocado oil and bake for 15-20 minutes until crispy and baked through.
Notes
- If you don't have buttermilk on hand, add in 1 tbsp. white vineger to each 1 cup of milk.
- You can swap regular all purpose flour for the all purpose einkorn flour. If you use regular flour, reduce the flour by 1/4 cup for each cup you use. An example: 3/4 regular all purpose flour is = 1 cup all purpose einkorn flour.
- Be sure to get the oven HOT first. This is what will give you the nice crisp. Don't stick the chicken in while it is still preheating.
- Sea salt can be swapped for pink himalayan salt.
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