For Beer Battered Chicken

Use the same amount of chicken and also cut into strips about 1 inch wide.

Dip into rested Beer Batter (page 4), allowing excess batter to drip off the chicken. Fry in batches at 375˚F for about 4 to 6 minutes until golden and crispy. Drain on layered paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Continue with the remaining batches.

Serve immediately.

Try the beer battered chicken with Honey Mustard Sauce (page 6).

Sopaipillas

Makes eighteen ½-ounce sopaipillas

1cup unbleached all-purpose flour

½teaspoon baking powder

½tablespoon granulated sugar

¼teaspoon salt

1tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces

2 tablespoons tepid water

3 tablespoons whole milk

¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

In the work bowl of a food processor, place the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Process to combine for about 10 seconds. Add butter to the bowl and pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal. With the machine running, pour the water, milk, and vanilla into the feed tube and process until a dough ball forms.

Remove the dough from the work bowl (it may be sticky), and transfer to a clean mixing bowl dusted with flour. Cover with plastic and allow to rest for an hour.

Fill the Cuisinart™ Deep Fryer with vegetable oil to the maximum line. Preheat to 375˚F. While the oil is heating, remove dough from mixing bowl and transfer to a clean surface dusted with flour. Cut the dough round in half. Roll out dough in a rectangular shape to about 1⁄8" thick or less. Cut dough into 2- to 3-inch rectangles or triangles with a knife or pizza cutter. Allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes.

When oil is ready, lower basket into the oil. Add dough strips in batches, about 4 to 5 at a time; do not crowd. Sopaipillas are ready when they reach a golden brown and puff, about 4 minutes total. Lift basket and let the oil drain out. With a pair of tongs, remove sopaipillas and rest on layered paper towels to drain.

To serve: either roll the sopaipillas in cinnamon sugar or serve dusted with powdered sugar and drizzled with honey.

Note: Sopaipilla dough will last in the refrigerator for a week.

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