Air Fried Pickles
- Contains Wheat
Ingredients
- 20 dill pickle slices
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons beer or seltzer water
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons water, plus more if needed
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- Medium Bowl
- Two Small Bowls
Instructions
Step 1
Pat the pickle slices dry and place them on a dry plate in the freezer.
Step 2
In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, beer or seltzer water, salt, and 2 tablespoons water. Batter should be the consistency of cake batter. If batter is too thick, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time.
Step 3
Place cornstarch in a shallow bowl. Combine bread crumbs, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a separate shallow bowl.
Step 4
Remove pickles from freezer. Dredge each one in cornstarch. Tap off excess, then coat in batter. Then coat evenly with bread crumbs.
Step 5
Insert crisper plate in basket and basket in unit. Preheat unit by selecting AIR FRY, setting the temperature to 360°F, and setting the time to3 minutes. Select START/PAUSE to begin.
Step 6
After 3 minutes, place breaded pickles on crisper plate. Spray or gently brush them with1 tablespoon canola oil. Insert basket in unit.
Step 7
Select AIR FRY, set temperature to 360°F, and set time to 10 minutes. Select START/PAUSE to begin.
Step 8
Halfway through cooking, select START/PAUSE to pause cooking. Remove basket from unit and flip pickles and spray or gently brush them with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Reinsert basket and select START/PAUSE to resume cooking.
Step 9
When cooking is complete, serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.