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Baked Chicken Wings

Crispy baked chicken wings seasoned with a flavorful dry rub and baked to perfection. Serve them plain or toss them in a sauce for an easy and delicious meal!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 432 kcal

Equipment

  • Half sheet pan and wire cooling rack

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pounds chicken wings halved at joints, wingtips discarded
  • 2 Tablespoons baking powder* aluminum free
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracker black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Buffalo sauce:

  • 1/3 cup Frank's Wings Hot Sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon water

Instructions
 

  • Adjust your oven rack to the upper-middle position. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack (I use a cooling rack) on top. Spray the rack with non-stick spray.
  • Use paper towels to pat the wings dry and place them in a large bowl. It's important to dry them REALLY well!
  • Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and baking powder in a small bowl. Then sprinkle the seasoning over the wings, tossing to evenly coat.
  • Arrange wings, skin side up, in single layer on prepared wire rack.
  • Bake on the upper middle oven rack, turning every 20 minutes until wings are crispy and browned. The total cook time will depend on the size of the wings but may take up to 1 hour.
  • Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer wings to bowl and toss with sauce.

For Buffalo sauce:

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat stir together all sauce ingredients. Mix well until sugar has dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature before adding to wings (or prepare the sauce ahead of time and refrigerate).
  • Notes

Notes

Baking Powder: You MUST use aluminum-free baking POWDER (not baking soda) for this recipe. I recommend Rumford brand.

Nutrition

Calories: 432kcal
Carbohydrates: 42g
Protein: 22g
Fat: 19g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Cholesterol: 94mg
Sodium: 586mg
Potassium: 563mg
Sugar: 40g
Vitamin A: 195IU
Vitamin C: 8.3mg
Calcium: 179mg
Iron: 1.7mg
 
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