Baked Nashville Hot Chicken Breasts
Chicken breast strips are brined, breaded, and baked, then brushed with homemade hot sauce in this Nashville hot chicken recipe.
Mix water 1/4 cup salt 1/4 cup sugar and hot sauce together in a large bowl until sugar and salt are dissolved into the brine.
Place chicken pieces in the brine and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Pour brine from the bowl.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place a baking rack onto a baking sheet and coat rack with cooking spray.
Combine flour 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder and black pepper in a shallow bowl until coating is well mixed.
Press chicken pieces into the coating until both sides are evenly coated; place on the prepared rack.