Fried Pickles with tangy ranch dipping sauce

Food porn at it's finest....

I still can't get over how delicious these are.. Adapted from Copykat recipes

Ingredients:
-1 jar dill pickle chips
-2 cups whole wheat flour
-1 cup all purpose flour
-2 teaspoons salt
-1 teaspoon paprika
-dash of cayenne pepper
-2 cups buttermilk
- 8 cups Vegetable oil for frying

For dipping sauce
-Louisiana Hot Sauce
-Ranch dressing 

Directions:

-Heat 8 cups of vegetable oil into a large pot

-Drain dill pickles in a colander and then place into a medium sized bowl with the 2 cups of buttermilk. 

-Place flours, salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper into a bowl and mix well

-Place half of the mixture into a plastic bag, and other half into another plastic bag

-Use slotted spoon and place half of the buttermilk coated pickles into bag containing the flour mixture. -Shake off excess flour, and place battered pickles into hot grease (Be careful not to place too many pickles into the hot grease or the pickles will be soggy). 

-Fry pickle slices until golden brown. 

-Place on plate covered with a paper towel

-Continue with other half of pickle mixture. 

For dipping sauce:

-Combine equal parts ranch dressing and Louisiana Hot Sauce