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Air fryer buttermilk fried chicken

This might be the best Air Fryer Buttermilk Fried Chicken! Tender, delicious, and this is guaranteed to be one of the best family meals.

Ingredients

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BUTTERMILK MARINADE:

  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika

FLOUR MIXTURE:

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon of garlic powder

Other:

  • 4 Boneless Chicken Breasts, or cut up chicken, chicken thighs, or legs
  • Cooking Spray

Instructions

  1. Add your buttermilk to a large bowl, then mix in the salt, black pepper, and paprika. Mix well. Add your chicken and then cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 24 hours.
  2. When it’s time to air fry the chicken, mix the flour with baking powder and garlic powder.
  3. Spray your air fryer basket with cooking spray, or use a piece of parchment paper and line your basket.
  4. Dredge your chicken into the flour mixture. As you dredge it into the flour mixture, place it into the air fryer basket.  Spray the chicken generously with cooking spray. Otherwise, you will get white spots or dried-out brown spots. It would be best if you sprayed the entire flour coating with cooking spray.
  5. Set the temperate to 380 degrees F, air fryer setting, for 16 minutes. Flip and respray the chicken halfway through the cooking process.
  6. Plate, serve, and enjoy!