Fried Chicken & Waffles

Ingredients

• 1 whole fryer chicken, cut into 8 or 10 pieces
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• Flour, for dredging
• 2 to 3 sleeves of saltine crackers, crushed by hand for coarse crumbs
• Peanut oil, for frying
• 2-1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted