Fried Pickles

Before Snooki made these famous on the Jersey Shore, I was eatting Fried Pickles! Thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law Candace, I first fell in love with these wonderful bite size fried snack at Razzoo's in Texas. Ever since then I order it at every restaurant that offers it on the menu. I got tired of not finding the same quality of fried pickles that Razzoo's offers, so I decided to find a recipe.

The three recipes:
Bobby Flay- Food Network
Homesick Texan
Take that Razzoos

My recipe:

1 pint sliced dill pickles

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tbsp hot sauce

1/2 to 1 tbsp cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon of black pepper

1/2 tbsp garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Vegetable oil

In a skillet put 1/2 an inch to an inch deep of oil. Heat to 350 on medium heat. (When you place a fork in the oil, bubbles should come off the fork immediately)
Meanwhile, Dry the pickles with a paper towel. Use 2/3 cup of pickle juice and mix it with the egg, buttermilk, 1 tablespoon flour, and 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce. In a ziploc bag mix the rest of the flour, cayenne pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, and salt.
5-6 at a time place the pickles in the egg mixture. Then shake them up in the flour mixture in the bag until fully coated. Fry in the oil approximately a minute on each side. Let them dry on a paper towel. EAT THEM!
Optional: Dip them in ranch dressing. Yum!