Name: Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Whole chicken - 1 (4 pound); Salt and pepper to taste - 1 (4 pound); Hot pepper jelly - ½ cup; Butter - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken

1. Whole chicken 1 (4 pound)

2. Salt and pepper to taste 1 (4 pound)

3. Hot pepper jelly ½ cup

4. Butter 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Sweet and Spicy Baked Chicken

1 . Stage

To Prepare Chicken: Remove giblets and set aside for another use. Rinse chicken in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Pull front skin down over neck cavity and tuck under chicken. Fold wings under breast, and tie legs and tail together securely with kitchen twine or string.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Place chicken on rack in roasting pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Melt jelly and 1/2 cup butter or margarine together in a small saucepan or in the microwave. Melt the remaining 1/2 cup butter or margarine separately.

4 . Stage

Bake chicken in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and baste with melted plain butter or margarine. Bake for another 30 minutes, basting often with the plain butter or margarine. Then baste liberally with the melted jelly/butter mixture and bake for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes before cutting and serving.