Cup4Cup

Ingredients

• 2 ½ lemons, halved
• 12 bay leaves
• ½ bunch parsley
• ½ bunch thyme
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ garlic bulb, unpeeled and smashed
• 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1 gallon water
• 3 cups (420 g) Cup4Cup flour
• 2 tablespoons (20 g) garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons (17.5 g) onion powder
• 2 teaspoons (4 g) paprika
• 2 teaspoons (4 g) cayenne
• 2 teaspoons (7 g) kosher salt
• ½ teaspoons (1 g) ground black pepper
• Peanut or canola oil for deep frying
• 2 cups buttermilk
• Kosher salt
• Ground black pepper
• Fleur de Sel or fine sea salt
• Fresh sprigs of rosemary and thyme