Air Fryer Chicken Fried Chicken Breast

Using a meat tenderizer, hammer the chicken until they are about ½ inch thick.
1 pound of chicken breast
Season dry chicken with salt and pepper.
Salt, Pepper
In a shallow bowl, scramble one egg and mix with the buttermilk.
1 egg, ¾ cup of buttermilk
In a different shallow bowl, mix the flour, onion powder, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper.
1 cup flour, ½ tsp cayenne, ½ tsp smoked paprika, ½ tsp onion powder, Salt, Pepper
Place the chicken into the wet mixture coating the entire steak.
Place the chicken into the dry mixture coating the entire steak.
Repeat steps 5 and 6.
Preheat the air fryer to 370°F.
Place the chicken in the air fryer basket in a single layer.
Use an olive oil spray to coat the top of chicken.
Olive oil spray
Cook for 10-12 minutes, flipping halfway and spraying the tops again with oil to get them extra crispy.
Olive oil spray
Prepare the gravy by melting the butter in a small saucepan on medium heat and slowly whisking in the flour, milk, whipping cream, salt, and pepper. Cook until thickened then remove from heat. If the mixture becomes too thick whisk in more cream until desired consistency has been reached.
Olive oil spray, 4 tbsp butter, 4 tbsp flour, 2 to 3 cups whole milk, 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, salt and pepper to taste
Remove the chicken fried chicken from the air fryer and pour the gravy over top before serving.