Nashville Style Fried Chicken and Waffles

Ingredients

• Recipe provided by @kitchenswagger
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• 6 chicken tenders
• Maple Grove Farms® Maple Syrup, for serving
• Dill pickle chips, for topping (optional)
• 2 cups Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• Buttermilk brine:
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup pickle brine
• 3 tbsp Louisiana-style hot sauce
• 1 egg
• Flour mix:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp salt
• Belgian waffle:
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Spice Islands® Vanilla Extract
• pinch of salt
• Hot sauce:
• 1/2 cup hot oil (from frying)
• 2-3 tbsp Spice Islands® Cayenne Pepper
• 1 tbsp Spice Islands® Paprika
• 1 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 tsp Spice Islands® Garlic Powder
• 1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Salt
• 1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Black Pepper