Kid-friendly buffalo wings

by Ed Halmagyi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • salt flakes and freshly-milled black pepper
  • 1kg chicken wings
  • 100g unsalted butter, melted
  • ⅔ cup tomato sauce
  • celery sticks and blue cheese dressing to serve

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 220°C. Combine the flour and spices in a large ziplock bag, season generously with salt and pepper, then shake well to combine. Set aside.
2 Use a sharp knife to cut the wings into their three parts, discarding the tips. Add the chicken to the ziplock bag, seal, then shake well to coat. Arrange on a foil-lined oven tray and set aside to 10 minutes to marinate.
3 Bake for 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Mix the butter and tomato sauce then begin basting the chicken, baking for 3 minutes between coats, until glossy and sticky. Serve with celery sticks and ranch dressing.