maple smoked chicken breasts

How To Make maple smoked chicken breasts

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  These chicken breasts were quite large so I only put 4 in each gallon ziploc bag. To each bag I added 3 tbs of Maple seasoning and 1 tbs of sea salt and 4 c of water (or enough to cover chicken completely). I let it brine overnight in the fridge.
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  The morning of smoking, I drained the water and patted the chicken down with a paper towel. Then I mixed equal parts Maple seasoning to olive oil, mixed it together and rubbed the chicken on both sides. (4 tbs Maple seasoning, 4 tbs olive oil).
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  Then I prepared my smoker with charcoal and Maple wood chunks I had soaked overnight. I basted the chicken as it smoked with my Honey Maple BBQ sauce.
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  https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/honey-maple-bbq-sauce.html?p=1
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  I sliced up the leftovers and made BBQ sammies.
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  Here's a good reference for cooking times and temps: http://www.deejayssmokepit.net/Downloads_files/Time-Temperature.pdf
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