Description
These easy Baked Chicken Wings are amazingly crispy and crunchy. With a surprise ingredient that you probably have on hand and a simple technique, you can have Super Crispy Baked Chicken Wings with minimal effort.
Ingredients
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For the Wings:
- 4 lb (1.8 kg) chicken wings, cut into wingettes and drumettes
- 2 tablespoons aluminum free BAKING POWDER (NOT BAKING SODA) ((21g))
- 1 tsp salt
- Nonstick cooking spray
For the Buffalo Sauce:
- 1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce ((120ml))
- 1/2 cup butter ((4oz, 113g))
For the Blue Cheese Dip:
- 2 ounces blue cheese ((57g))
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise ((3.9oz, 111g))
- 1/4 cup sour cream ((2oz, 57g))
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the wings:
- Preheat oven to 250F. Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions.
- Dry the wings thoroughly with paper towels.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then place a rack on the foil. Spray the rack with nonstick cooking spray.
- Toss the wings with baking powder and salt.
- Place the wings on the baking tray in a single layer. They don’t have to be very spaced out because they will shrink while cooking.
- Place wings on the lower-middle oven rack and bake for 30 minutes.
- Move wings up to the upper-middle rack and increase the oven temperature to 425 F. Bake for 40 - 50 minutes, using tongs to flip the wings halfway through.
- Remove from the oven.
- Toss with Buffalo Sauce or serve sauce on the side.
- Serve with Blue Cheese Dip and celery sticks.
For the Buffalo Sauce:
- Heat butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking until combined.
For the Blue Cheese Dip:
- Put the blue cheese in a bowl and mash with a fork until a paste forms. Whisk in the remaining ingredients until you have a smooth sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
To make ahead and reheat:
If you need to make the wings ahead and reheat, do not put the sauce on them. Once the sauce is added they will start to soften. Reheat for a few minutes in a hot oven until they warmed through and they re-crisp. Toss with sauce just before serving.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: appetizer
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 599
- Sugar: 0.6 g
- Sodium: 786.6 mg
- Fat: 47.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 4.5 g
- Protein: 38.6 g
- Cholesterol: 265.1 mg