Crispy Fried Chicken Wings

   My family absolutely LOVES chicken wings!  I used to make them EVERY weekend when we would have people over.  That slowed down because I had a baby but now that my baby is growing more independent I am able to spend the time preparing these awesome wings again!  I have tried so many different fried chicken recipes it's not even funny but this is the last one I came up with that is pretty amazing!  It does take time but it is worth it in the end!  Keep in mind you can use whatever sauce you like and there are tons out there to choose from but this is a basic sauce that my family loves!

Ingredients:

36 chicken wings (cleaned)
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons seasoning salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup milk
oil for frying
1/2 cup Franks brand hot sauce
4 tablespoons butter melted
ranch dressing
blue cheese dressing


You can use either a deep fryer or a deep skillet for frying.  If using a skillet fill about 1/3 of the way with frying oil. If using a deep fryer add oil as you normally would and heat to 400 degrees.  In a gallon size zip baggie add all the dry ingredients and mix well.  Put your milk in a small bowl.  Add a few pieces at a time to the milk and then into the baggie of dry ingredients.  Shake the bag to coat the chicken wings well.  Place the coated chicken wings on a tray and cover with paper towels until the coating starts to become pastey.  This is important to do for the crispiness.  Once the coating on the chicken starts becoming pastey you can add your chicken to your hot oil.  If you are frying in a pan you can flip each piece after about 5 minutes.  If you are frying in a deep fryer you can leave it alone until the chicken's internal temperature is at least 165 degrees or juices run clear!  I use a meat thermometer! Place cooked chicken on paper towels to absorb the oil.  In a large bowl add 1/2 cup hot sauce and melted butter and mix.  Toss the chicken in the sauce and serve with blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing!  You can also use this recipe for regular fried chicken and just leave out the sauce.  Always be sure the chicken is fully cooked before eating!


I hope you enjoy!!

Crumble Top Blueberry Muffins

   I live out in the country in Indiana and there is not much to do around here if you are not into nature.  Thankfully my family IS into nature and doing things outdoors so we enjoy fruit picking!  This year was our first year picking blueberries!  I had no idea how much work it was but also how relaxing it is.  You have to really get in to it to make sure you get the best berries!  Some bushes have a ton of awesome ones, some bushes have no good ones.  You just have to know what you are looking for.  My husband and I decided when we got to the patch that we were going to have a "biggest berry" contest so I was out to find the biggest juciest berry I could find.  I like to think I won the contest however we both filled our buckets with a ton of huge juicy berries.

   The berries at the patches by us are $1.50/lb.  Great price if you ask me.  Especially since there are soooooo many awesome recipes out there.  We came home with 6 lbs. of blueberries and paid $9.00 even.  To me, 6lbs. of berries didn't sound like much until I looked at all the recipes and seen that most recipes only call for 1 cup or so of berries.  This amazing blueberry muffin recipe is one of them!  I have made these muffins 3 times already and still have enough berries for at least 8 more batches but I plan to make a few other things with the remaining berries!  Anyway, here is the recipe!  Enjoy and please let me know how you like them!

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This recipe makes 12 regular sized muffins!

Ingredients:

1 1/2  cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup melted butter
1 egg
1/3 cup milk or buttermilk
1 cup blueberries (can use frozen)

Topping:
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup oats (uncooked oatmeal)
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter cubed

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
place paper baking cups in a 12 muffin pan

In a mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.  Mix in melted butter, egg, and milk.  Fold in blueberries.

Mix all ingredients for topping in a seperate bowl. Mix in enough of the cubed butter to make a crumble.

Fill baking cups 3/4 of the way with the blueberry batter and top each with the crumble mixture.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.  Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes before serving!


***NOTE***
I tried to make these without the paper cups and greased each muffin slot and the muffins stuck like crazy so I definitely recommend using the paper cups!

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