Airfryer Hearts of Palm "Motz" Sticks!
 
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Serves: 12-14 sticks
Ingredients
  • 3 cans whole hearts of palm
  • Flour Dredge:
  • ⅓ cup A.P. Flour
  • ⅓ cup rice flour
  • ¼ cup arrowroot flour (can sub tapioca starch or corn starch)
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • a few grinds of black pepper
  • Wet Dredge:
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 to 2 tsp. hot sauce of choice (I used Truff)
  • 1 to 2 tbsp. non-dairy milk of choice (can sub regular milk if not strictly dairy free)
  • Breading:
  • ½ cup Italian style bread crumbs
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp. rice flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. granulated garlic
  • 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp. onion powder
  • ¼ tsp. cayenne
  • a few grinds of black pepper
  • Olive oil spray
  • Sea salt for garnish
  • Dipping Sauces:
  • marinara
  • spicy mayo
  • ranch
  • whatevs
Instructions
  1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Drain the hearts of palm and place on plate with a paper towel and pat the hearts of palm dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and set aside.
  3. Assembly Line:
  4. Set up three medium shallow bowls on work space. In the first bowl combine all of your dry dredge ingredients and whisk to combine.
  5. In the second bowl add your wet ingredients and whisk.
  6. In the third bowl add the breading ingredients and whisk to combine.
  7. Start your assembly line. Take the hearts of palm and first coat in the dry dredge, then the wet and then fully coat in the breading. Place the breaded hearts of palm on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat this process with all of the hearts of palm.
  8. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for about 15 to 20 minutes to flash freeze. You can then air fry right away or store in a freezer bag for later use.
  9. Air fry the Hearts of Palm Sticks:
  10. Spray the interior of the air fryer basket with pure olive oil spray. Pre-heat the air fryer to 390 degrees.
  11. Pull out the hearts of palm from the freezer, as many as you would like to use. You can store the frozen hearts of palm in the freezer for up to 3 months. Spray liberally all sides of the hearts of palm. Place the hearts of palm sticks in the pre-heated air fryer basket. Do not overcrowd, they should not be touching. Heat for 15 minutes, shaking the basket every 5 to 7 minutes. Check at 15 minutes, should be golden brown, if not fully there, air fry for an additional 5 minutes.
  12. Pull out the cooked hearts of palms and place on your serving dish. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
  13. Heat the marinara in the microwave in 30 second intervals until heated through.
  14. Dip, dunk and devour!
Recipe by Social Buttercream at http://socialbuttercream.com/2021/05/22/air-fryer-hearts-of-palm-motz-sticks-ditchin-the-dairy/