Best Fried Honey Bread Recipes

HOT HONEY CHICKEN WITH FRIED BREAD AND BITTER GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix garlic and 1 Tbsp. lemon juice in a medium bowl to combine. Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towels and place in bowl. Season with salt and toss to coat. Let chicken marinate at room temperature at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, bring honey and chile to a bare simmer in a small skillet over medium-low. Let hot honey cool.
• Drizzle oil into a large heavy skillet, preferably cast iron, and place chicken thighs, skin side down, inside. Set over medium-high heat and cook until skin is golden brown underneath, 8-10 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake chicken until cooked all the way through, 16-20 minutes. Pull chicken out of the oven and move to a plate. Save those pan juices in the skillet, though.
• Place skillet with juices over medium heat and add bread. Fry bread until nicely toasted and golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. (You're essentially making a large chicken fat-doused crouton here.) Transfer bread to paper towels to drain and sprinkle with a bit of salt.
• Toss endive in a medium bowl with remaining 1 Tbsp. lemon juice and a drizzle of fat from skillet (if the pan is scorched or the drippings are all gone, use olive oil instead), season with salt, and toss to coat.
• Tear the bread in half and poke it with a paring knife to create a few holes (this will help the bread soak up the chicken juices). Arrange on plates and top with chicken thighs. Scatter endive leaves around and drizzle some of the hot honey over the chicken (and the endive if you want).
• Do Ahead
• Chicken can be marinated 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

DEEP FRIED PICKLES (BREAD AND BUTTER) WITH HONEY MUSTARD DIPPING

Steps:

• FOR THE SAUCE.
• In a small bowl, stir together sour cream, mustard, mayo, and honey until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use).
• FOR PICKLES.
• In a heavy pot, heat 2 inches of vegetable oil to 360 degrees.
• Put the flour in one bowl, the beaten eggs in a second bowl, and the cornmeal in a third bowl. Season the flour and cornmeal with salt and pepper.
• Dip the pickles first in the flour, shaking off excess; dip into beaten egg, then dredge in the cornmeal to coat. Lay on a baking sheet.
• When all the pickles are coaed, fry them in batches in the hot oil about 30 seconds or until brown.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer fried pickles to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Serve pickles hot with dipping sauce.

FRIED BREAD WITH HONEY AND LEMON (SPAIN)

Steps:

• Warm the milk, honey, lemon rind and cinamon in a saucepan until almost boiling. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 20 minutes.
• Cut the bread slices in half diagonally to form triangles and dip each piece into the infused milk. Transfer the slices to a wire rack set over a tray and leave them to dry out for 2 hours.
• Beat the eggs and heat a shallow layer of oil in a frying pan. Dip the bread triangles into the beaten eggs and fry for 10 minutes on each side, until golden. Serve with soured cream, a drizzle of honey and a squeeze of lemon juice.

FRIED HONEY BREAD

Steps:

• Pour 2-3 inches of olive oil in a large pan and heat till sizzling.
• Remove crust from bread.
• Tear roundish chunks of bread, about 1 1/2" in diameter.
• Pour the milk into a bowl and lightly dip the bread chunks into the milk. Do not soak them.
• Toss the bread pieces into the oil and fry till golden. Be sure to move them around so they are evenly cooked on all sides.
• Place fried bread on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
• Repeat till all bread is used.
• While bread is still hot, drizzle generously with honey and serve.