SAMHUINN: Baked Chicken with Cider and Apples
1 large chicken, quartered
2 cups apple cider
1 cup flour
1 Tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1/3 cup applejack or more cider
2 apples cored and cut into thin wedges
Day before serving place the chicken in a shallow dish. Pour the cider over the chicken and marinate over night in the refrigerator,
turning the pieces occasionally.
Preheat the oven to 350 Remove the chicken from the cider and reserve the cider.
Mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon and the salt and pepper to taste in a shallow bowl or plate.
Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture and place skin side up in a shallow baking pan. Bake the chicken for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile combine the reserved cider, the brown sugar, applejack or more cider, and apple slices
Pour the marinade mixture over the chicken and bake 25 minutes more, basting occasionally with the pan juices.
Serve immediately.
Serves 6
