Fried Chicken and Buttermilk Waffles with Black Pepper Maple Syrup and Vanilla Butter

Name: Fried Chicken and Buttermilk Waffles with Black Pepper Maple Syrup and Vanilla Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups buttermilk; 1/4 cup Crystal hot sauce, or your favorite; 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon salt plus 1 teaspoon; 1 tablespoon sweet paprika; 3 cloves chopped garlic; One 3 1/2 pound whole chicken cut into 8 pieces; 2 cups flour; 3 to 4 cups peanut oil or other vegetable oil as needed, for frying; Buttermilk Waffles, recipe follows; Black Pepper Maple Syrup, recipe follows; Vanilla Butter, recipe follows; Buttermilk Waffles; 1 3/4 cups cake flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk; 2 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted; Whipped Vanilla Butter; One 1-inch piece of vanilla bean; 12 tablesppoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Black Pepper Maple Syrup; 1 1/2 cups grade-A dark amber maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons Crystal hot sauce