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Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wings

Super crispy and tender baked chicken wings slathered with too-good-to-be-true buffalo sauce.
Course Appetizers, Mains
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Crispy Baked Wings
  • 4 pounds chicken wings, wingettes and drumettes
  • 5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
Buffalo Sauce
  • 1 cup Frank's Original Hot Sauce
  • 1 cup unsalted butter,melted
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • freshly ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • If you plan ahead, lay the wings on a rimmed baking sheet and let them dry uncovered in the fridge overnight. Alternatively, pat them dry with paper towels.
  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Put one shelf in th the lower quarter of the oven, and one in the top quarter.
  • Line the baking sheet with foil. Spray the rack on the baking tray with oil.
  • Place the wings in a large bowl. Sprinkle over baking powder and salt. Use hands to toss well to coat wings evenly.
  • Place the wings skin side up on the rack (ok if snug, they shrink). Bake on the lower shelf of the oven for 30 minutes.
  • Move tray up to the higher shelf and turn the oven up to 425 degrees F. Bake for a further 40-50 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through. The wings do not need to be turned over.
  • The wings are ready when they are a dark golden brown and the skin is very crispy.
  • Toss with buffalo sauce, and serve immediately with ranch dip and celery sticks. Use the extra buffalo sauce for dipping. Wings also reheat crispy!