the Breville Test Kitchen
Air-Fried Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Sauce

the Smart Oven® Air Fryer Pro
45 mins total time
20 mins active time
Easy
Serves 6
Ingredients
Measurements:
For the chicken wings
3 lb chicken wing drumettes and flats (party wings)
1 tbsp milk powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Celery sticksto serve
For the Buffalo sauce
½ cup (4 fl oz) hot sauce
2 oz unsalted buttermelted
1 tbsp light brown sugar
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
½ tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
For the blue cheese sauce
4 oz creamy blue cheesecrumbled, plus extra for garnish
⅓ cup (2¾ oz) sour cream
¼ cup (2 oz) mayonnaise
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp milk
1 clove garlicminced
Instructions
- 1
Insert the wire rack into position 7. Place the roasting pan on the rack to catch any drips during cooking. Place the air fry basket into position 3. Set the oven to Air Fry, Super Convection, 375°F, for 15 minutes and press Start to preheat. Meanwhile, continue to the next step.
- 2
Place the wings on paper towels and pat dry to remove any excess moisture.
- 3
Place the milk powder, salt and oil in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the wings and mix to coat.
- 4
Once preheated, carefully place the wings in the basket, evenly spaced apart and air fry for 15 minutes. When the oven signals at the end of cooking, adjust the oven to Broil, High for 4 minutes and press Start. Meanwhile, continue to the next step.
- 5
To make the Buffalo sauce, place all the sauce ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- 6
To make the blue cheese sauce, place the blue cheese in a bowl, add the sour cream and mayonnaise and whisk to combine. Add the remaining sauce ingredients and whisk until well combined. Set aside.
- 7
The wings should be browned and cooked through. If not, broil a little longer.
Tip: It may need a little more or a little less extra cooking time, best to keep an eye on it. - 8
Remove the basket from the oven and transfer the wings to the Buffalo sauce and turn to coat. Remove the roasting pan from the oven and discard the cooking juices. Return the wings and any sauce from the bowl to the roasting pan.
- 9
Move the wire rack to position 3. Place the pan in the oven, set the oven to Broil, High, for 3 minutes and press Start.
- 10
The wings should be caramelized. If not, broil a little longer.
- 11
Stand the wings in the pan for 5 minutes to absorb some of the pan juices.
- 12
Crumble some blue cheese over the blue cheese sauce and serve the wings with the sauce and celery sticks.