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crisy, golden-brown chicken tenders placed on a square white plate and served with barbecue sauce.
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Classic Chicken Tenders

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buttermilk, chicken nuggets, 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.