Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a baking rack on top. Spray generously with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Set aside.
Trim any excess skin from chicken wings (leaving most of the skin in tact). Pat dry and place each wing in the flour mixture, stirring to coat each wing.
Place wings on the baking rack, close together but not touching.
Bake for 20 minutes, flip wings over and bake for another 10 minutes. Remove baking sheet from the oven and move the oven rack to the top position. Switch the oven to broil.
While the broiler is heating, generously brush each wing with barbecue sauce. Return the pan to the oven and broil for about 5 minutes. Watch closely as they can burn easily.
Remove pan from the oven and cool for a few minutes before eating. Serve with more BBQ sauce for dipping.
Notes
I’m not a fan of deep frying at home, so I began making chicken wings in the oven. It wasn’t until I began using a coating of flour, baking powder and spices that I discovered it was easy to achieve crispy chicken wings right in the oven.