beer-battered kosher dill pickle spears

Ingredients For beer-battered kosher dill pickle spears

• beer batter and pickles:
• 1 c

  all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 Tbsp

  sugar
• 1/8 tsp

  baking soda
• 1/4 tsp

  baking powder
• 1/2 tsp

  kosher salt
• pinch cracked black pepper
• pinch cayenne
• 1/2 c

  buttermilk
• 1 c

  beer
• 5

  fresh kosher dill spears
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
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• horseradish buttermilk dip:
• 1

  2 inch piece fresh horseradish
• 1

  lemon, juiced, plus more if necessary
• 1/2 c

  buttermilk
• 1 tsp

  dijon mustard
• 1

  egg yolk
• pinch ground white pepper
• 1 gal

  peanut oil, for frying