These baked baby back ribs are seasoned with a handmade dry rub, then coated in barbeque sauce and baked till tender and delectable. If you want to take a virtual journey to summer, try this strategy. It works with almost any dry rub and barbecue sauce combination.
Ingredients:
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper
1 rack baby back pork ribs
1 cup barbeque sauce
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
per in a small bowl until combined.
Place ribs meat-side down on aluminum foil. Prick back of rib rack several times with a knife.
Generously apply coating of dry rub to all sides of rib rack.
With rib rack meat-side down, fold foil around it to create a tight seal. Transfer to sheet pan.
Bake in preheated oven until tender and cooked through, about 2 hours. Remove and cool 15 minutes.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Open foil, drain and discard any accumulated juices and fat. Brush barbeque sauce on all sides of rack.
Place rack meat-side up and return to oven, leaving foil open. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and brush another layer of barbeque sauce on meat-side only. Repeat baking and brushing with sauce 4 more times, for a total of 50 minutes baking time.
Cut rack into individual rib segments and serve with more barbeque sauce.
Enjoy !
Recipe Card

Baked BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Ingredients
- ½ cup ancho chile powder
 - ¼ cup white sugar
 - ¼ cup brown sugar
 - ¼ cup salt
 - 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
 - 1 tablespoon ground cumin
 - 1 teaspoon dry mustard
 - 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
 - ½ teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper
 - 1 rack baby back pork ribs
 - 1 cup barbeque sauce
 
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
 - per in a small bowl until combined.
 - Place ribs meat-side down on aluminum foil. Prick back of rib rack several times with a knife.
 - Generously apply coating of dry rub to all sides of rib rack.
 - With rib rack meat-side down, fold foil around it to create a tight seal. Transfer to sheet pan.
 - Bake in preheated oven until tender and cooked through, about 2 hours. Remove and cool 15 minutes.
 - Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
 - Open foil, drain and discard any accumulated juices and fat. Brush barbeque sauce on all sides of rack.
 - Place rack meat-side up and return to oven, leaving foil open. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven, and brush another layer of barbeque sauce on meat-side only. Repeat baking and brushing with sauce 4 more times, for a total of 50 minutes baking time.
 - Cut rack into individual rib segments and serve with more barbeque sauce.
 - Enjoy !