This is the best copycat Whataburger honey butter chicken biscuit recipe! Whether you want to enjoy one for breakfast or lunch, this crispy chicken patty is a hit with all ages.
We make this with a batch of homemade Whataburger honey butter spread on the inside, you can now make your favorite meal yourself in a jiffy. If you too love this fast food restaurant and just cannot get enough, let us save you some money with a recipe from scratch that tastes like the original.
In this case you can start with air fryer frozen chicken patties or batter a chicken breast. They are great in the morning with a cup of coffee. However you dress them these are the instructions in the recipe card below that will get you there.
Whataburger Biscuit Ingredients
There are a few tips you should follow in order to achieve that really light and fluffy texture on the outside and all the way to the middle. First off you always want to spoon your dry goods when measuring flour correctly and never ever scoop it up. Too much all purpose flour can create a dense heavy product if you don’t allow air to get mixed in.
COLD butter is that is solid and firm is necessary. Reason for this is that it makes super flaky biscuits. Reason it needs to be almost frozen and shaved when added into the mix is that it creates small pockets of fat. During the baking process, these pockets of fat melt and create steam, which helps create that super flaky texture.
Baking powder is the leavening agent you add in order to get these babies to rise properly. Make sure before adding it that the sell by date is current and not expired. If so it won’t work properly.
A bit of Sugar will give it just a touch of sweetness to give these that classic flavor you would expect when you bite in. Savory and sweet is the goal….
Sea salt (and any other seasonings you’d like to add like onion powder or garlic powder work too, just a pinch) to give it a bit more flavor to the dough.
Buttermilk can be made with milk and a bit of lemon juice set for a few minutes to thicken. I have link to how to do this in the recipe card below in the ingredient link. And then you
How to Make the Chicken Patty Inside
The air fryer fried chicken breast is deep fried to a crispy golden brown and healthier than if you were to go with our popular Fried Chicken Cutlets which is our favorite way of them all. With a light and buttery biscuit hugging it tight, it provides a perfect base for the patty.
Many people enjoy the this Honey Butter Biscuit with chicken as a breakfast option, but it can also be enjoyed any time of the day. It is a popular choice for those on the go.
Here we are going to show you how to make biscuits from scratch that taste very much like your favorite fast food joint. This is a popular menu item offered by the fast-food chain.
How to Make Biscuits Taste Like Whataburger
We suggest grating frozen butter into the flour mixture to ensure it remains cold throughout the process and creates a fluffy texture. Just like when we make our Hardees biscuits recipe, you also want to handle the dough as little as possible, just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
Brush the remaining buttermilk on to the top of each one before baking. Only bake for 15-17 minutes until lightly browned on the top, test at the minimum timing as oven temps vary.
If you want to make a biscuit sandwich with meat you could use our Mcchicken recipe directions here. With a batter it is a close second to the original and way cheaper too for sure. Topped with honey butter sauce to soak into the piece of chicken and biscuit is how it is served.
Whataburger Chicken Biscuit Recipe
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 biscuit cutter
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup butter, cold, or frozen, shaved or cut into cubes
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- Honey butter recipe, for spread
- Chicken cutlet recipe, for meat inside
Instructions
- Add flour, baking powder, sugar and salt to a food processor and process for 10 seconds until combined well. Add butter cubes and process until combined. Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl.
- Add 1-1/4 cups buttermilk and carefully stir the mixture until dough forms. Using your hands, knead the mixture into a ball.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and using a rolling pin, roll the dough int a rectangle. Fold the dough into a letter shape and repeat, rolling into a rectangle. Fold into another letter shape and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 5 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove dough from refrigerator and discard plastic wrap. Use a rolling pin to roll dough into 3/4" thickness.
- Using a 3-4" round cutter, cut dough into rounds and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Fold remaining dough scraps together and roll again to 3/4" and cut additional biscuits until all of the dough is used.
- Use remaining 1 tablespoon buttermilk to lightly brush the tops of each biscuit. Bake for 15-17 minutes until lightly browned on the top.
- You can use our air fryer fried chicken sandwich directions if you want to add meat.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
There are many things you can make beyond just the obvious though. We have used these to make our sweet dessert called cobbler with biscuits too instead of the canned variety. Start with the homemade buttermilk biscuits recipe below and then you can add a crispy breaded chicken strip inside or bread and fry chicken thighs.
