Incredible Amish Honey Fried Chicken

Wow, Incredible Amish Honey Fried Chicken....let's step back and look a bit about the Amish and honey.

Summer is the time of year when pollinators are busy gathering nectar from prairie patches in the midwestern United States. This geographic area happens to be where many Amish live, and honey is a very important part of Amish culinary culture. Of course busy bees are gathering nectar in all parts of the country, but especially this time of year in the Midwest and South.

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If you drive through Amish country, and look closely, you’ll see a fair number of “bee boxes” “in yards of Amish homes. Beekeeping is an enjoyable pasttime for many Amish.

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Can honey be substituted for sugar in a recipe?

Yes, Amish cooks do this all the time. The honey can actually be a bit sweeter than regular sugar. But you can do an even swap, if a recipe calls for 1 cup sugar, use 1 cup honey. If a recipe calls for 2 cups sugar, you might want to use 1 ¾ honey just to not make too sweet. The honey will basically react during baking just like sugar would so no issues there, enjoy!

Amish cooks will use sugar and honey almost interchangeably. A recipe that usually calls for sugar can be substituted with honey cup for cup.

Honey is super in baked goods, but many Amish also like to use it when cooking meat, either on the grill or baked in the oven. The honey caramelizes and adds a sweet contrast to a savory meat dish like this Incredible Amish Honey Fried Chicken.

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Do many Amish raise honeybees?

Yes, beekeeping is a favorite pasttime among the Amish. A single hive can produce 50 pounds of honey. And since honey is a great sugar substitute it keeps a family from having to buy all that sugar throughout the year!

One place where I ran into some Amish beekeepers wasn’t in the Midwest it was in the aptly named community near Beeville, Texas. I wonder if the community is called Beeville because of all the bees? Ah, darn it, I just looked it up and no, Beeville – in Bee County – is not named for Bees. Instead, it is named after Barnard Bee Sr who had served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas when it was briefly an independent country.

When you are making this dish just because sure to use the freshest chicken possible. The caramelizing honey may make some darker spots on the skin, but don’t worry about that, if you are like me, crispier is better.

Have some honey ready and then drizzle over the chicken. SIGH, I always think more is better on stuff like honey so if you like me, add more. But otherwise, stick to the recipe.

Just drizzle the honey over it, unless, again, you are like me and want to drown it in honey.

This is the chicken frying, you can use a skillet or a deep pot like this one to help minimize splatter.

Delicious Incredible Honey Fried Chicken, keep a small dish of honey-mustard handy for dipping, and its amazing!

So find yourself some locally sourced honey, follow this recipe and enjoy!