Buffalo Wings
Crisp wings tossed in a butter-hot sauce glaze.
Ingredients
- 1000 g Chicken pieces (legs + thighs)
- 120 ml Hot sauce
- 60 g Butter
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Salt
Method
- Heat the oven to 230C (450F). Pat the wings dry and toss with the baking powder, garlic powder, and salt.
- Roast the wings until deeply crisp, turning once, about 40 minutes.
- Melt the butter into the hot sauce in a small pan to make the buffalo glaze.
- Toss the crisp wings in the glaze until evenly coated.
- Serve the wings hot, straight away.
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About Buffalo Wings
Buffalo wings are the American bar-food classic that traces to Buffalo, New York, where the idea of tossing fried chicken wings in a sauce of hot sauce and butter first caught on. The dish is defined by that glaze more than anything else: a cayenne-forward hot sauce emulsified with melted butter, which tames the vinegar bite and gives the coating its signature clingy, glossy richness.
This version skips the deep fryer and roasts the wings instead, tossing them first with baking powder, which raises the skin's pH and dries it out so it blisters and crisps in a hot oven. The result is genuinely crunchy skin under a tangy, buttery, moderately spicy glaze, with the meat staying juicy inside. Wings like these are made to be eaten hot and immediately, straight from the pan, and they're the default for game day, a party platter, or a low-carb snack served with celery and a blue cheese or ranch dip.
Buffalo Wings: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Buffalo Wings?
A serving has about 465 calories — 28.2g protein, 5.9g carbs, 36g fat, 0.6g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 28.2g of protein, roughly 24% of its calories.
Is Buffalo Wings gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Buffalo Wings has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Buffalo Wings dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Buffalo Wings take to make?
About 50 minutes start to finish, but only around 18 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Buffalo Wings make?
This recipe makes 6 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.