the best maple bacon chicken sandwich - TK

Ingredients

• 4 brioche buns, split in half
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 chicken breasts, cut in half widthwise (butterflied) leaving you with 4 thinner chicken cutlets.
• 3 tablespoons sweet & spicy seasoning blend or my *Taylor Rub (below)
• 1 tablespoon oil, like grapeseed, avocado or olive oil
• 4 slices bacon, crisped up or purchased pre-cooked, cut in half through the center, I like uncured bacon
• 8 pieces crisp lettuce such as romain, baby gem or iceberg
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise (I like avocado oil or coconut oil mayonnaise)
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder
• 2 Tablespoons coconut sugar or brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon cumin
• 1 Tablespoon dehydrated onion flakes (or 1/2 teaspoon powdered onion or garlic)
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika or you can use regular paprika cayenne pepper if you like it hot ( I like to use Aleppo chili flakes)