Homemade Biscuits with Hot Chicken - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 1½ teaspoons rapid rise dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm water (around 115 degrees)
• 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
• 2 cups soft winter wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup melted butter, plus more for brushing biscuits
• 1 cup full-fat buttermilk
• 10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
• 2 teaspoons granulated onion
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• Peanut oil for frying
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon granulated onion
• 1½ cups water
• 1 cup reserved peanut oil from frying
• 10 tablespoons cayenne pepper
• !Honey, Creole mustard
• Dill pickles