Baked Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings

Name: Baked Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 lb Chicken wings; 1 tbsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper; ½ tsp Garlic powder; ½ tsp Five-spice powder

Ultra-crispy oven-baked wings with a salt-and-pepper spice blend. No deep frying needed — the baking powder trick makes them crackling-crisp.

🕐 Prep 10m🔥 Cook 45m🍽️ Serves 4🌶️ Crispy● easy⚡ 380 kcal

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Ingredients

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2 lbChicken wingssplit into drumettes and flats

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1 tbspBaking powderNOT baking soda — this is the crispiness secret

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1 tspSalt

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1 tspFreshly ground black pepper

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½ tspGarlic powder

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½ tspFive-spice powdersub: ¼ tsp cinnamon + ¼ tsp fennel

Method

Prep Wings

Pat wings extremely dry with paper towels. Place in a large bowl.

Season

Mix baking powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and five-spice. Sprinkle over wings and toss until evenly coated.

Bake

Place a wire rack over a foil-lined baking sheet. Arrange wings on rack, spaced apart. Bake at 425°F for 20 min. Flip. Bake 20-25 min more until deep golden.