RECIPES

Home-Style Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 (6 to 8-lb) roaster chicken, giblets removed, rinsed and patted dry
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 whole lemon
• 1 Tbsp dried whole sage
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp Coombs Family Farms Grade A Dark Color, Robust Taste Maple Syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Rub chicken skin with butter.  Place 1/2 whole lemon in cavity. Sprinkle chicken inside and out with sage, salt, and pepper.  Roast chicken for about one hour, and remove from oven. Baste with pan juices and then pour syrup over entire chicken.  Return chicken to oven and continue to baste occasionally for another hour or until thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers 180 F.  Let stand five minutes before serving. Serves six.