Making the Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich at Home

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subheading: Buns:

½ cup (125ml) whole milk

½ cup plus 1 tablespoon (135ml) water

2 ½ teaspoons (9g) instant yeast

1 egg (48g)

1 egg yolk (18g)

3 ½ cups (525g) bread flour

1g amylase enzyme *optional for viewer*

⅓ cup (75g) granulated sugar

2 teaspoon (12g) fine sea salt

4 ½ tablespoons (63.7g) unsalted butter, softened

Egg wash, 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of water whisked together

subheading: Chicken:

6 chicken thighs

3 tablespoon (40g) kosher salt

1 tablespoon (14g) sugar

2 teaspoon (9g) MSG

Season and cure overnight

subheading: Breading and wash:

1 cup (240ml) milk

2 eggs

2 cups (300g) all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon (15g) kosher salt

2 teaspoons (9g) MSG

1 tablespoon (14g) powdered sugar

2 teaspoons (3g) fresh ground black pepper

1 ½ teaspoons (6g) ground white pepper

1 tablespoon (10g) garlic powder

1 tablespoon (14g) smoked paprika

½ teaspoon (2g) onion powder

1.5 teaspoon (4g) cayenne powder

subheading: Spicy Seasoning For Chicken:

4 teaspoons (8g) shichimi togarashi

½ teaspoon (1g) cayenne powder

½ teaspoon (1g) smoked paprika

1 teaspoons (5g) kosher salt

1 teaspoon (5g) sugar

1 teaspoon (2g) fresh ground black pepper

subheading: Pickles:

¼ cup (75g) kosher salt

2 cup (480ml) white vinegar

½ cup (120ml) water

1 cup (200g) white sugar

2 tablespoons (30g) mustard seed

1 teaspoon (5g) celery Seed

1 ½ teaspoons (>1g) turmeric powder

3 pickling cucumbers, cut in rounds

subheading: Mayo:

2 egg yolks

1 tablespoon (15g) lemon juice

1 teaspoon (7g) shiro dashi

2 teaspoons (14g) Dijon mustard

1 ½ cup (375ml) vegetable oil

1 tablespoon (15g) water

2 cloves garlic

Pinch salt

Pinch togarashi

subheading: Assembly:

Buns

Butter for toasting buns

Pickles

Chicken

Mayo for topping

subheading: For Deluxe version (just for thumbnail options):

6 slices pepper jack cheese

1 large tomato, sliced thinly

1 head Green leaf lettuce, leaves separated out

Pickles for topping

Mayo for topping

subheading: Fries:

Frozen Waffle Fries (Ore Ida)

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