Honey Baked Wings

3 lbs chicken wings
3 T honey
3 t smoked sea salt
2 t thyme
2 t smoked paprika
1 t oregano

Optional:
5  t ground black pepper
1 t crushed red bell pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a cooling rack in the baking sheet.  Add the wings to a large bowl and toss with honey.  Mix the spices in a small bowl then add to the wings.  Toss wings in the spices and then arrange on the rack in a single layer. Bake 40 minutes.

This recipe is slightly adapted from a recipe from 100 Days of Real Food.  Since the original recipe was a little too spicy for the kids, we made the two types of pepper optional.  Usually I make half for the kids without the pepper and then add the pepper into the remaining spice for adult-approved wings.  We also tripled the honey,  doubled the amount of all the spices, and used smoked paprika instead of regular paprika.  The original recipe recommends pressing the spices onto each wing individually.  This concentrates the coating into a dense top and bottom layer, but its a lot easier to just toss the wings in the spices evenly.  Either way, the wings are delicious! Our favorite way to serve them is with ranch dressing, raw baby carrots, and celery.