Pickles Comma Fried

Who doesn't like pickles? Get off my blog. Oh, you like pickles but only sweet ones? GROSS, leave, please.  Dill pickles are a wonderful creation and even better when fried...yes, fried. If this is weird to you, maybe you should get out more often and go to a fair or even Redbones once in a while.  I have been a long time consumer of said snack, and I started making them myself a couple months ago.  Wait, I forgot to mention that Claussen pickles are really one of the only brands of pickles that is actually worth your money.  "Always chilled, never heated"..I mean, really, that's their motto.  Of course that means that Claussens are a special breed, stocked in a refrigerated area of every supermarket they are sold in.  But, in this instance of fried-ness, the pickles are indeed heated.
Here's what I did:

start with your pickles- if the store you get them at has slices, do that, but if not, get wholes and slice them yourself.

luckily my mother is an amazing woman who owns a 1977 "Fry Daddy" (awesome, I know) and so that's what I used to heat the oil it, but you can use a deep pan or fryer of any sort.

picked some spices that would taste good for the batter; you can use your best judgement. If you don't have that, just use what I used.

I mixed the spices in with some flour- I used whole wheat, but APF works just as good if not better.  I also added some seasoned breadcrumbs into the mix for flavor.

This is a beaten egg with a splash of milk in it.

So, I took the sliced pickles (after drying them with a paper towel- you want them dry for frying!) and I dipped them from egg to flour mixture, twice.

dropped those babies into the hot oil, let them fry for a couple minutes, took 'em out..

and there you go, fried goodness in the form of a sliced pickle.

For a dipping sauce, which is a must-have, I used Marie's chipotle ranch. It was amazing to say the least, but honey mustard, ketchup, ranch, and other sauces are frequently used to compliment the fried pickles. These were also gone in minutes. Followed by "Double Dunker" (Turkey Hill) ice cream in a fudge dipped cone. Yup.