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    Baked Buffalo Wings

    February 28, 2018 by Tara Buss 3 Comments

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    baked buffalo wings on a white plate

    Friday nights in our house used to be dedicated to pizza night until my daughter was diagnosed with a wheat and dairy allergy last year.  We weren't going to let our Friday fun food night be ruined, so we switched it to one of our absolutely favorite "fun foods", baked buffalo wings.  My mouth is watering as I type this because they are just that good.

    My husband and I have been involved in youth ministry for thirteen years, and I have served many a hot wing to teenagers over the years.  I started out frying them in vegetable oil, which I do not recommend now.  While you will indeed get a crispy crust, I do not recommend anyone ever consume vegetable oil if you can help it.  Plus, frying wings makes a gigantic mess, you have to do something with the oil afterward, and you have to stand over and babysit the wings the entire time.  Baked buffalo wings are so much easier, don't make nearly the amount of mess, and there's no babysitting required.  I still get rave reviews when I serve my wings, and I can attest that no one has complained since I switched over to baking.

    chicken wings on a rack

    The secret is putting them on a rack on top of another rimmed baking dish to prevent sticking on a pan and so that they aren't sitting in their own juices steaming.  If you do not have a rack, do not despair.  It will still work on a rimmed baking sheet, but I would recommend using parchment paper so the wings don't stick to your pan, which will cause you to lose your crispy skin and make you cry. No one should be crying over wings.  Well there was that one time that I had an incident with hot sauce in the eye, but that's another story altogether.  The second secret is cooking them at a temp in which they will crisp and flipping them over to crisp the second side.  They need to cook at a temp of at least 400 to get that golden color.

    baked chicken wings on a rack

    The third secret is the sauce.  Please don't get all fancy and try to reinvent your buffalo sauce with all kinds of crazy ingredients.  You simply need hot sauce (I love Franks) and butter (ghee if you want them to be Whole 30 approved). Don't buy a pre-made sauce because it will be full of junk that your body won't love and it won't taste as good anyway.  Stick to the basics and you won't go wrong.  If my ratio of hot sauce and butter is too spicy for you, just add a little more butter to mellow it out.

    buffalo chicken wings on a plate

    Now go make these wings and have a party in your mouth!

    baked buffalo wings on a white plate
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    Baked buffalo wings

    Chicken wings baked in the oven until crispy and tossed with a simple homemade buffalo sauce
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Keyword baked buffalo wings
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 1 hour hour
    Servings 4
    Author Tara Buss

    Ingredients

    • 3 lb chicken wings
    • 4 tbsp butter or ghee
    • ½ c Franks hot sauce

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
    • Cut wings, separating the flat parts from the mini drumsticks. Cut the wing tip off as well.
    • Place wings on a rack, which is on top of a rimmed baking sheet to catch the fat that falls from the wings. Alternatively you could just place the wings on a parchment lined rimmed baking sheet. The part of the wing with the most skin should be facing up.
    • Bake at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes or until golden and crisp.
    • Flip wings over and increase temperature to 475 degrees. Cook for another 10-15 minutes until second side is golden.
    • While the second side is browning, melt butter in a skillet to start the sauce.
    • Add hot sauce, stir to combine and simmer for a few minutes. Add more butter if sauce is too spicy. It will mellow a bit when combined with the wings.
    • When wings are golden, remove from rack, toss in the sauce until well coated and serve immediately.
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    1. Shannon

      March 02, 2018 at 9:19 am

      Oh this sounds like a perfect way to do Wings! Can’t wait to try this.

      Reply
    2. Natalie A.

      July 29, 2018 at 6:36 pm

      These were great! We made these exactly as written and they were perfect. I ended making a side of honey sauce for the kids since buffalo sauce is too spicy for them, but the sauce was great for my husband and myself. Thank you for sharing, this was way easier than frying and they came up with a slight crisp. You're awesome!

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      • Tara Buss

        July 30, 2018 at 7:41 am

        Yay! I'm so glad you all enjoyed them!

        Reply

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