This recipe is a modification from a recipe I got on rec.food.cooking from
Damsel in dis Dress (a regular poster there and a damn fine cook). It's
different from her recipe, which is why I'm comfortable putting my own name
on it. I've shared this with a lot of friends and they all, to a person,
love it. Don't be put off by the amount of time you're baking the wings,
that's what makes them crispy (cracklin'), just be sure you're using good
sized wings, not puny wings (we buy large bags of wings at Costco, and
they're the right size for this).

Siobhan's Low Carb Cracklin' Wings (Based on Damsel's Cracklin Wings)

48 chicken wing pieces (24 whole wings separated)
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 tablespoon Penzey's Adobo Seasoning Mix (this is worth buying and having
on hand)
1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper powder (also available from Penzey's
and I also recommend keeping this on hand)

Sauce:
1/2 cup butter
5 ounces Frank's hot sauce
Juice of 1 lime

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange two racks so that they're not
immediately adjacent and the air can circulate freely in the oven.

Rinse wings, and separate them into two pieces if they are whole. Line two
cookies sheets with foil (I use Reynold's nonstick foil, it's great) and
spray with nonstick spray (to aid in the cracklin'). Put flour, adobo
seasoning, and chipotle pepper into a plastic bag, close and shake to mix
it up. Toss the wings in batches in the flour mixture and arrange on the
cookies sheets (I can get 24 to a sheet).

While the wings are baking, put butter, hot sauce and limejuice in a small
saucepot. Simmer and stir well, then set aside until the wings are done
(you don't need to do this until the wings are almost done).

Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, then turn all the wings over with
some tongs, and bake for another 45 minutes (1 1/2 hours total). Remove
from oven and toss with the sauce.

When prepared with whole-wheat flour, the wings are just a tick under 1
carb each, or 48 carbs total for the recipe (you don't use up the entire
cup of flour). 24 wings is a hearty portion for an individual, and gives
you the chance to add carbs with some sort of side dish if you want. If
you have ranch or bleu cheese dressing with them, then be sure to count
those carbs, they aren't included in this recipe.


--
Siobhan Perricone
One trend that bothers me is the glorification of
stupidity, that the media is reassuring people it's
all right not to know anything.... That to me is
far more dangerous than a little pornography
on the Internet. - Carl Sagan

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