Seasoned Flour Recipe: How to Make Seasoned Flour

Seasoned flour is a blend of all-purpose flour mixed with various spices and seasonings. Using seasoned flour adds a layer of flavor to fried foods, like chicken-fried steak, and gravies. At its most basic, a seasoned flour mixture includes salt and pepper, so adjust the level of seasoning in the overall dish to avoid oversalting.

To make gluten-free seasoned flour, use rice flour or your favorite gluten-free flour blend instead of wheat flour.

Use seasoned flour anywhere you might use regular flour in a savory recipe, especially for dredging, which involves coating food in flour, typically before frying, to help the breading or batter stick. Here are some other ways to use seasoned flour:

1. 1. Fried chicken: One of the most popular uses of seasoned flour is to create a flavorful coating for crispy, golden-brown fried chicken pieces. The seasoned flour blend in Chef Thomas Keller’s best fried chicken recipe includes garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper. To make this fried chicken recipe, Chef Keller dips brined chicken pieces in seasoned flour, followed by buttermilk, and then a second dip in the seasoned flour.
2. 2. Fried fish: To elevate your next fish fry, use seasoned flour as the perfect coating mix before pan-frying the fish fillets. Dredge the fillets in flour, then tap to remove excess before searing them in hot oil.
3. 3. Fried pork: Use seasoned flour as the first layer when breading pork chops. A second layer of beaten egg can help flaky panko breadcrumbs stick to pork Milanese or Japanese-style tonkatsu.
4. 4. Gravies and sauces: Add a tablespoon or two of seasoned flour to gravies and sauces, or combine with equal parts butter to make a roux.