Roasted Cinnamon Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut lengthwise
• kosher salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or as needed
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 chile peppers, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• sprinkle chicken halves generously with salt, pepper, and cinnamon. put chicken in a roasting pan; pour water into pan.
• roast chicken in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• whisk maple syrup, lemon juice, and chile peppers together in a bowl; brush chicken with maple syrup mixture. pour any remaining maple syrup mixture into the pan.
• cook chicken until no longer pink at the bone, juices run clear, and skin is lightly browned, 30 to 40 more minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).
• brush chicken with butter; bake until skin is crisp, 10 to 15 more minutes.