Baked chicken with cider and apples
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chickens(2 1/2 to 3 pounds each),quartered | |
| 2 | cups | Apple cider |
| 1 | cup | Unbleached all-purpose flour |
| 1 | tablespoon | Ground ginger |
| 2 | teaspoons | Ground cinnamon |
| Salt and fresh ground pepper,to taste | ||
| 3 | tablespoons | Brown sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Applejack |
| 2 | Apples,cored and cut into thin wedges | |
Directions
One day before serving,place the chicken pieces in a shallow dish.
Pour the cider over the chicken and marinate overnight in the refrigerator, turning the pieces occasionally. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove the chicken from cider but reserve the cider. Mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon and salt and pepper to taste in a shallow bowl. Dredge the chicken with the flour mixture and place skin side up in a shallow baking pan. Bake the chicken for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the reserved cider, brown sugar, applejack and apple slices. Pour the marinade mixture over the chicken and bake 25 minutes more, basting occasionally with pan juices. Serve immediately.
Makes 6 portions.