2/3 cup bourbon
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 dried bay leaves
8 black peppercorns
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Eight 10- to 12-ounce skin-on bone-in chicken breasts
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3/4 cup finely ground cornmeal
1 tablespoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup canola oil
1 cup unrefined coconut oil