Air Fryer Nashville Hot Chicken Tenders Gelson's

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 Tbsp Crystal hot sauce
• ¼ cup dill pickle brine
• 1 large egg
• 2 lb chicken tenders
• 3 ½ tsp kosher salt, divided
• 1 ½ tsp freshly ground Gelson’s black pepper, divided
• 1 cup Gelson’s organic all-purpose flour
• Cooking spray
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup lard
• 1 Tbsp Gelson’s cayenne pepper
• 1 ½ tsp dark brown sugar
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp garlic powder