Chicken Tender Directions

1. Season chicken with salt and black pepper.

2. To set up the breading station, place 2 cups of self-rising flour in the first pan, eggs in the second pan, and a mixture of 1 cup of self-rising flour, the crushed crackers, and the cayenne pepper in the third pan.

3. Place oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven and heat on medium high heat to 350°F.

4. Dredge chicken pieces in the flour, followed by the eggs, and then into the flour/cracker crumb mixture.

5. Cooking in batches, fry chicken for 6 minutes, turning after 3 minutes. Cook chicken until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.

Comeback Sauce Directions

1. Mix all the sauce ingredients together and chill.

2. Use as a dipping sauce for the Crispy Breaded Chicken Tenders.

To prepare with an air fryer

3. Heat Air Fryer to 400°F.

4. After dredging the chicken tender pieces in the flour/cracker crumb mixture, spray air fryer rack with vegetable spray, place 8 chicken pieces in the air fryer basket without overlapping and spray each chicken piece with vegetable spray.

5. Cook for 5 minutes, flip the chicken and spray the other side with vegetable oil. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.

6. Continue to cook the remaining 8 chicken tender pieces in a second batch.

7. Chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165°F.