Oven-Baked Crispy Buffalo Hot Chicken Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tbsp hot sauce, plus extra to serve
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp cracked black pepper
• 2 large chicken breasts, halved horizontally
• ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
• ½ cup self-raising flour
• 2 tbsp light olive oil
• 8 slices crusty bread
• ¼ cup honey
• Pickles, to serve
• 1 cup shredded green cabbage
• 1 fennel, trimmed and shredded
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup mayonnaise, extra to serve
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp mild mustard