Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Name: Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: US & Canada
Ingredients: 1 cup, all-purpose flour; ½ cup, cornstarch; 1 teaspoon, pepper; 1 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; ¼ cup, buttermilk; 2 , large eggs; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 2 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, trimmed, halved horizontally, and pounded ½ inch thick; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; ½ teaspoon, cayenne pepper; ½ cup, Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce; 2 teaspoons, cider vinegar; 2 ounces, blue cheese, crumbled (½ cup); 2 tablespoons, mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons, buttermilk; 1 teaspoon, cider vinegar; 2 quarts, vegetable oil for frying; 4 , hamburger buns, toasted if desired; 2 cups finely shredded, iceberg lettuce

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2023

An epic Buffalo version delivers bold crunch, spice, and tang.

SERVES4

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a sandwich that combined the spicy appeal of Buffalo wings with the crunch of classic fried chicken, we chose chicken breast, the leanness of which would allow the fiery hot sauce and tangy blue cheese dressing to shine. We dunked the m...

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