Sweet & Spicy Baby Back Ribs (in the oven!)

from: Tara Flake

Original recipe: Beth's Melt in Your Mouth Barbecue Ribs

Ingredients:
4 lbs pork back or pork baby back ribs
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)
Your favorite barbecue sauce (mine is Sweet Baby Rays - any of the sweet and spicy varieties)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
2. Peel off tough membrane that covers the bony side of the ribs. You can do this by working a spoon or the tips of kitchen sheers into the bottom center of the membrane, work it back and forth to form a "pocket" then slide your thumbs in and work the membrane off from the center outward to the ends. Every once in a while I'll get a rack that doesn't cooperate and I just leave the membrane.
3. Brush the rack with the liquid smoke. (I just use my hands!)
4. Mix dry ingredients and apply rub to ribs on all sides.
5. Lay ribs on a baking pan on top of two layers of foil (side by side and crimped together to make one wide piece that hangs over the sides of the pan), shiny side out and meaty side down. You can also cut the rack into portions and it will cook a little more evenly.
6. Lay two sheets of foil (crimped together to make one wide sheet again) on top of ribs and roll and crimp edges to the bottom layer tightly, edges facing up to seal.
7. Place on baking sheet and bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is starting to shrink away from the ends of the bone.
8. Remove from oven and either brush with your favorite sauce or dip it on your plate. Alternately, you can brush the sauce on the meaty side and then place under the broiler for 1-2 minutes until the sauce gets bubbly and sticky on the ribs. This is nice, but usually sets my smoke alarm off so we just dip it :)

*note* It helps to spray BOTH the pan and foil for easy clean up... this is super messy with the cooked sugar and meat juices!