Sweet & Spicy

I found a recipe a while back on one of the food blogs I follow for Sweet & Spicy Wings. I wanted to try it, we bought all the stuff probably 2 weeks ago and just haven't gotten around to making them UNTIL tonight! BUT I didn't make them....my lovely hubby Josh did! I had to work today so he had them all started and set up even before I got home. He did an amazing job! They turned out SO YUMMY! He even went above and beyond and found a new side dish for us to try...Ranch Wedges.....ranch and fries combined always equals good things! :) So needless to say we've enjoyed our latest cooking adventures...trying new recipes has been fun for us. It sometimes gets expensive because we are starting up our own kitchen so having to buy ALL of the ingredients/spices gets pricey, but so worth it! Just means we get to make everything more than once! :)
So now do you want the recipe? I bet you do....here it is...credit goes to My Baking Addiction Blog.....

Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken Wings
Yield: about 6 servings
Ingredients:
3 pounds chicken wings and drums
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 cup honey, divided
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot
2 teaspoons Sriracha
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large jellyroll or broiler pan with foil and place a metal rack on top of the foil. Spray rack with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Rinse the wings in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

3. Arrange wings on metal rack and season with pepper.

4. Place wings in oven and set timer for 15 minutes. When the timer goes off, remove the wings from the oven and brush the wings with ½ cup honey. Be sure to glaze both side of the wings, using metal tongs to turn.

5. Place wings back into the oven, set the timer for 30 minutes, and prepare the sauce.

6. In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, remaining 1/2 cup of honey, Frank’s Red Hot, Sriracha, cayenne, and garlic powder; whisk to combine.

7. While the wings are baking, periodically baste both sides of the wings with the sauce (about every ten minutes). Once the timer goes off, crank the heat up to 400 degrees F and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Notes:
- Lining your pan with foil will save you a lot of work, trust me, you don’t want to skip this step. Baked honey and a pan equals a hot mess!
- Control the level of heat by increasing or decreasing the amount of amount of cayenne and Sriracha.
- Things may get a little smoky during the last 15 minutes of cooking, so be sure to turn your ventilation system on.
- Sriracha is typically found in the ethnic aisle of the grocery store

Here are some pics of Josh's finished products....Looks good eh?! Calling out your name? EAT ME, EAT ME! haha