Baked buffalo wings is crispy, spicy, and screams deliciousness. The process is easy and clean, and the result is both healthy and amazing! I mean seriously, who needs a restaurant when you can make the best buffalo wings at home. This is by far one of our family’s favorite recipes.
INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING BAKED BUFFALO WINGS
- chicken wings separated into drumettes and wingettes.
- olive oil, when in doubt, use extra virgin olive oil.
- baking powder, for crispiness.
- potato starch, for crispiness.
- garlic powder
- white pepper
- smoked paprika
- salt
- Buffalo Wings Sauce
UTENSILS NEEDED TO MAKE BAKED BUFFALO WINGS
- Oven safe cooling rack
- Large sheet pan
- Tongs
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Large bowl
- Small bowl
- Aluminum foil
- Paper towels
THE SECRET TO GETTING YOUR BAKED BUFFALO WINGS CRISPY
There are a few key things that you need to do, and a couple key ingredients that you need to add in order to get the crispiest baked buffalo wings.
First, being drying the chicken wings. You want to make sure to take out any excess moisture off the wings by using paper towels.
Any extra moisture that stays on the wings will cause steam in the oven causing your buffalo wings to lose their crispiness.
Second, you want to make sure to add these two key ingredients into your seasoning mix. Baking powder, and potato starch. Potato starch, similar to corn starch, is used to crisp up cookies. It will also crisp up your chicken wings.
The potato starch is going to absorb any excess moisture that is left on the wings and create a layer of crispiness. It is simply heavenly.
The second and most important ingredient, baking powder. Baking powder causes the skin on the chicken wings to get extra crispy. I am not sure of the science behind it, but it’s true. You cannot have crispy buffalo wings without it.
WHY SHOULD I REFRIGERATE BUFFALO WINGS BEFORE BAKING
Refrigerating your buffalo wings before baking is a super important step and cannot be missed. You need to let your seasoned chicken wings aerate on a cooling rack, sitting over a baking pan in your fridge overnight.
The circulating cold and dry air around the chicken wings will cause them to get extra dry, removing any excess moisture that could be present on them. Dry non-baked chicken wings are what you need for extra crispy baked buffalo wings.
Any excess moisture that is left on the wings will become steam in the oven, sitting directly on the surface of the wings, and causing them to lose their crisp.
BUFFALO WINGS SAUCE
Once your chicken wings are done, you can dip all the wings in this amazing buffalo wings sauce for the most amazing baked buffalo wings. Click Buffalo Wings Sauce to get the recipe.
If you tried this recipe, and have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comment section below. I always advise my readers to try the recipe as it is written first before making any changes because one missing ingredient can cause chaos in a recipe, sometimes, especially baked goods.
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Baked buffalo wings
Equipment
- Oven safe cooling rack
- Large sheet pan
- Tongs
- Measuring cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Large bowl
- Small bowl
- Aluminum foil
- Paper towels
Ingredients
- 5 pounds chicken wings separated into drumettes and wingettes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 2 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon salt
- Buffalo Wings Sauce
Instructions
- Using paper towels, pat dry and squeeze out any excess water from the chicken wings.
- In a small bowl mix dry seasoning together. You do not want to miss the baking powder and potato starch. These two ingredients make a big difference. Last time I made these buffalo wings I forgot to add these two ingredients and my wings did not come out crispy at all. These two ingredients are the secret to getting your wings crispy, especially the baking powder. So don’t miss it!
- Place Chicken wings into a large bowl. Drizzle with the olive oil, and sprinkle with the pre-prepared seasoning. Toss or mix by hand until equally coated.
- Line a large baking pan with aluminum foil. Place cooling rack on top of the pan lined with aluminum foil.
- Line chicken wings onto the cooling rack leaving some space in between the wings to allow them to “breath”. The cooling rack and the space between the wings will allow for air circulation which will ensure that your wings come out crispy. If your baking pan is not large enough to allow for air circulation between wings, use two baking pans lined with foil and a cooling rack.
- Place your chicken wing pans, without putting any cover over them overnight in your fridge. This will allow any excess moisture to escape which will give you super crispy wings. If you are in a hurry, sure go ahead and skip this step, but if you are not, you definitely do not want to miss this step. You’ll notice a big difference in the crispiness of the wings once you allow them to air-dry overnight in your fridge.
- When you are ready to bake your wings, preheat the oven to 400 F. Place chicken wings on bottom rack. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, flip onto the opposite side, and place back into the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes more or until crispy and golden brown.
- In the meantime, while the chicken is baking, you’ll want to prepare your buffalo wings sauce. I have a recipe on this right here on the blog. Click on the link in the blog post to take you to it. Buffalo Wings Sauce.
- Once your wings are fully baked and crispy, place them in a large clean bowl, pour the hot and bubbly Buffalo wings sauce over them, and toss until evenly coated. Serve with a side of corn on the cob, some salad, or maybe even some celery sticks and blue cheese (which none of us in our family is a fan of blue cheese. Just sayin!) Enjoy! You’ll want to make this recipe over and over again!
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