Spiced Chicken With Maple Butter Glaze

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 whole chicken, cut up (4-5 lb.)
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 500°; line a baking sheet with foil and spray foil with cooking spray.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine the paprika, salt, cinnamon, and cumin.
• 3 place the chicken pieces skin side up on the baking sheet.
• 4 sprinkle and rub the spice mixture evenly over the chicken; position the sheet in the upper third of the oven, about 4 inches from the heating element, and bake the chicken, without turning it, for 15 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the maple syrup, butter, and mustard; stir over low heat until the butter melts; remove it from the heat.
• 6 after the chicken has baked for 15 minutes, brush it with the maple glaze and bake it for 5 minutes more.
• 7 brush the chicken with the glaze again and bake it for 5 minutes more.